This French man had his dream of a real-life alien look fulfilled through a serious of body modification procedures. In a bid to do so, Anthony had his tongue split, his nose removed, and has covered his skin with tattoos and piercings. He also underwent a 'rhinotomy', which left him with a gaping hole in his face and no nose. In addition to all this, Anthony has had his eyeballs tattooed (in a risky procedure that could have blinded him) and has had dermal implants in his face to give his skin a bumpy texture.
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Body modification is a very common practice in our generation. People who are dissatisfied with a specific body part usually go for an option of modification through surgery. There has been a lot of debate over the ethical boundaries of this practice. Really, when it comes to body modification one would think what is the limit to it? Like if you have got money in your pocket it means through plastic surgery you can achieve any look you want. We can have debate over whether it is a healthy practice or not later but first let us give you an example of what extreme body modification looks like.
In a bid to look like a real-life alien, Anthony Loffredo is a man who has had his tongue split, his nose removed, and has covered his skin with tattoos and piercings.
This French is man is now obssesed with this idea of changing his appearance to something wild and terrible. For his goal, this man visited the Barcelona-based modifier Oscar Marquez for help, since many of the operations he has undergone are considered illegal in France.
Anthony underwent a 'rhinotomy', which left him with a gaping hole in his face and no nose.
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Anthony took to Instagram to thank his surgeon for giving him his desired look. He wrote on Instagram: "Thank you to you @oscarmarquezbodymod you will have marked my life ... now I can walk with my head high thanks to you I am proud of what we did together."
In addition to this, Anthony has had his eyeballs tattooed (in a risky procedure that could have blinded him) and has had dermal implants in his face to give his skin a bumpy texture.
In a 2017 interview with French newspaper Midi Libre, Anthony opened up about why he decided to change his appearance so drastically, stating:
"From a very young age, I have been passionate about mutations and transformations of the human body. I had a click when I was a security guard."
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"I often settle down somewhere and play a role, especially at night in the dark streets, [my character] has fun. I explore the contrast between the role I play and myself," Anthony added.
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Anthony has now started his Instagram project 'The Black Alien Project,' to document his body modification journey. You can check out this page if you are curious what his next look would be.
