A Colombian man has had his nose cut off, ears mutilated and eyes tattooed on his face so his head can look like a skull.

Tattoo artist Kalaca Skull, real name Eric Yeiner Hincapié Ramírez, has been undergoing extreme surgical procedures to make his face look like a skeleton for the last two years.

The 22-year-old says he had been fascinated by skulls ever since he was a child, but only started making his face look like a skeleton after his mother's death because she did not approve of the extreme body modification.

Kalaca Skull has been undergoing extreme surgical procedures to make his face look like a skull for the last two years, including removing skin from his nose and having his ears mutilated

The Colombian tattoo artist had the lower half of his nose removed and most of his ear lobes cut off, then hollow shading inked around his eyes to complete his extreme look

After splitting his tongue in half and tattooing it to a blue-grey colour, Kalaca then had large black eye-sockets tattooed around his eyes to make himself appear skeletal

During the painful procedures Kalaca had the lower half of his nose removed and most of his ear lobes cut off.

After splitting his tongue in half and tattooing it to a blue-grey colour, he then had large black eye-sockets tattooed around his eyes.

Large teeth and even the hollow space between the mandible and maxilla was then shaded in ink around his mouth.

He also shaved his hair into a mow-hawk style to show off his head tattoos.

Kalaca Skull was the first person in Colombia to voluntarily have his nose and ears mutilated, a decision that attracted both the attention of the media as well as a lot of criticism from the general public.

His Instagram account has pictures of him getting tattoos and posing with fans in the streets.

In other social media posts he poses with Colombian newspapers whilst smoking and shares meme comparing himself to 'scary' cartoon characters.

Despite hitting headlines across South America, Kalaca insists he is getting more ink to complete his nightmare look

The 22-year-old poses with fans on social media (left) and before his most recent facial ink was finished (right). Body modification has become popular around the world with more and more people reinventing themselves through painful procedures

Kalaca Skull, real name Eric Yeiner Hincapié Ramírez, before his extreme surgeries to his nose and ears completed his skull makeover

One of the reasons Kalaca says he chose to make himself look like a skull was that it is a look we 'all share underneath our skin and in death', he told Rio Noticias website in Colombia.

He said: 'Body modifications are a personal decision and should not be judged.

'It is like judging a woman for getting breast or buttock implants. For me, a skull is like my sister, a part of my family really, I feel very attached to them.'

He added the surgery was a 'dream come true' and despite hitting headlines across South America, says he has other procedures planned to complete his transformation into a 'living skull'.

On social media Kalaca poses with an animal skull (left) and (right) before he had more face tattoos completed. His social media posts reveal how his image became more extreme

Kalaca admits his unusual appearance makes a lot of people uncomfortable and some even cross the street when they see him so they don't have to pass him face-to-face.

He added: 'I am a normal person who just happens to look a lot different than most other people.

'It's like a different way of thinking, of dressing, a different style of music. I just feel good the way I am.'

Kalaca is one of many people to 'transform' his body as modification works becomes increasingly popular.

One of the reasons Kalaca says he chose to make himself look like a skull, was because it is a look we 'all share underneath our skin and in death'

Earlier this month, one of the most famous men to tattoo himself towards looking like an unearthly creature took his own life.

Tattooed model Zombie boy, a friend of singer Lady Ga Ga, killed himself by jumping from the 4th floor balcony of his Montreal apartment, on August 1.

Canadian Rick Genest, 32, committed suicide in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal at 5pm Wednesday, but paramedics were unable to revive him, law enforcement sources told TMZ.

His manager Karim Leduc said his family believes it was a tragic accident and he fell, as he would lean back on the railing while smoking. They also say they believe he would have left a suicide note had it been intentional.

However, police ruled the death of Zombie Boy who appeared in the 2011 video for 'Born This Way' as a suicide.

Heavily tattooed 'Zombie Boy' who transformed himself through tattoos, body modifications and piercings died on August 1. The 32-year-old was found dead after plunging from his Montreal apartment

Rick Genest, 32, is shown in January 2011 on the runway during the Thierry Mugler fashion show in Paris. He was a well-known 'modified' model who took his own life