Plastic Surgery to Look Like Superman
A man in the Philippines has had multiple cosmetic surgeries in order to look like Superman.
Reporter Marie Lozano of Bandila news Tweeted this picture earlier as a teaser to her upcoming story:
With the translating help of Maureen F. from our doctor advisory team, we’ve been able to suss out some of the details of this story. We’ll continue to update as we understand more.
According to the report, Superman wannabe Herbert Chavez, 35, has been going under the knife since 1995 to achieve his heroic appearance. So far he’s had:
Confirmed:
- Chin augmentation (for the cleft)
- Rhinoplasty (he wants Christopher Reeves’ nose)
- Silicone injections to his lips
- Thigh implants
Speculated (just look at the before and after!)
In the segment, a psychiatrist (who has not treated Chavez) suggests he has Body Dysmorphic Disorder, meaning he's obsessed with making cosmetic changes to his body.
Chavez is said to be a pageant trainer -- though we’re not sure exactly what that means. Our best guess is beauty pageants -- he does seem to have a thing about perfect looks. He's also obsessed with all things Superman, as further evidenced by the memorabilia in and outside of his house.
It’s not too uncommon for plastic surgery patients to request celeb faces or features. But asking to look like a fictional character is different story. However there are real actors who’ve portrayed Superman, and Chavez’s look seems to be an amalgamation of a few of them.
Extreme plastic surgery like this has always been controversial. Based on this photo, do you think Chavez took plastic surgery too far in his attempt to look like his fictional hero?
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I think it's especially interesting that he's not only trying to look like a fictional character, but essentially changing his ethnicity in the process (since Superman is Caucasian).
I've heard about this in Japan too -- one of our community managers said when she was there she saw a ton of "skin whitening" advertisements.
The funny side of this is that white people are always trying to make themselves more tan!
Thank you for that clarification, Kaypoh. I had only ever heard of the skin whitening products being related to the Western influence.
Show pictures of filipinos and their celebrity makeover. You are making this up.
The Caucasian also made Jesus a Caucasian, when in fact Jesus was a Jew, Hebrew speaking person who was born in Bethlehem of Israel a country part of Asia. Meaning Jesus was a full blooded Asian and never was a Caucasian.
I find it interesting that he chose to have thigh implants before getting pec implants.
Huh thigh implants...I would have gladly given him some of my thigh bulk for free.
LOL Kimmers
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But he is not a member of any human race because he was born on the planet Krypton.
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Then stay far away from cosmetic surgeons.
If he suffers from body dysmorphia, I doubt he is happy.
We don't that he has that disorder, but it is a fair assumption.
Was Michael Jackson ever happy despite going the surgeon over and over again?
Textbook case of body dysmorphia.