Superman Fan Undergoes Cosmetic Surgery to Look Like The Superhero
Most kids will eventually get over their childhood obsession
with comic book superheroes by the time they reach high school, but not
Herbert Chavez. This 35-year old Filipino designer is so crazed with
Superman that he has undergone several cosmetic surgery for his nose,
cheeks, lips and chin down to his thighs and even his skin color to look
more like the "Man of Steel."
For more than a decade, Chavez has
undergone a series of procedures that have made his nose higher and
slimmed down his thighs. He has had surgery on his cheeks, lips and
chin, and injections to whiten his skin. He is planning for more
operations that will give him more muscular abdomen and even looking
forward to having metal inserted in his legs to make him taller. He has
designed his own Superman costumes and when not in them, he sports
thick, black glasses to assume his idol's nerdier incarnation,
mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent.
Herbert
Chavez’s admiration began when he was a child and watched Superman
lifting a stack of cars on the big screen. He later began collecting
Superman memorabilia, amassing a huge collection over the years. Now his
house is packed with Superman cups, bed spreads, action figures and
life-size Superman statues.
Just like
Superman, Chavez has two identities, working during the day as a dress
designer and pageant trainer. His Superman persona comes to life after
work. People in Calamba, south of Manila, refer to him as the "village
superman."
