Rodrigo Alves has had to have 200 threads removed from his face in a five hour operation (Picture: REX/CATERS)

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Rodrigo Alves, known as the ‘Human Ken Doll’ has been left feeling ‘anxious’ after having fibrosis removed from his face.

The TV personality said he had ‘hard lumps’ in his face which took a mammoth five hour operation to remove.

The 35-year-old visited his surgeon for a facelift and lip lift procedure, only to find he needed to have 200 threads also taken out of his face. Surgeons also removed 5cm of skin.


Rodrigo believes the threads came from earlier procedures that involve soluble threads being injected in a spider web formation to tighten the face by stimulating the production of collagen.



He told Metro.co.uk: ‘I don’t recommend that treatment to anyone.’

Surgeons removed 200 threads and fibroids from the reality star’s face (Picture: Caters)

Rodrigo’s face was left seriously swollen after the operation (Picture: Caters)

Rodrigo is currently resting up as his body has been swollen for the last three days. However he is scheduled to undergo more surgery on Monday which will include his 11th nose job.

He told us: ‘They will finally change my chin implant for a diamond shaped one, which will make my face look smaller, and my 11th nose job where he will use a cartilage from my rib.

‘My nose specialist Dr Shahriar Ilkhani promised that he can fix my breathing and the only risk is necrosis of the skin of my nose.’

The Celebrity Big Brother star admitted he was ‘anxious and nervous’ about going under the knife again, ‘but it is something that I must get done’.

Surgeons removed 5cm of scar tissue (Picture: Caters)

Rodrigo prior to starting surgery to become the ‘Human Ken Doll’ (Picture: Caters)

He explained: ‘It is terrible to have a nasal sounding voice, especially on TV when I speak sometimes people can’t understand me because I sound too nasal.’

Rodrigo hopes the next op can sort out his singing voice in time for the Eurovision Song Contest this year.

‘Being nasal doesn’t help me with my singing, which as soon as I’m over with my surgeries I’m back to the studios to work on my Eurovision song.’

He is hoping represent San Marino at the contest this year.

San Marino – one of the smallest countries in the world and known as a micro-state – is situated in Italy and made its debut in the contest in 2008.

It failed to qualify in their first four attempts but made the final for the first time in 2014, with Valentina Monetta representing the country; she also represented the country in 2012, 2013, and 2017.

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