Man undergoes more than 30 surgeries to look like Ricky Martin

Francisco Ibáñez, better known as ‘Fran Marino’, is a man who has undergone more than 30 surgeries to look like his idol, the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. Tired of the bullying he received all his life because of his physical appearance, this Argentine man underwent a number of operations on his face and body, hoping to look like the artist, but it turned out to be quite the opposite and was a complete failure.

‘Fran Marino’ claims that he changed his appearance, in part, because he wanted to seek acceptance, since for a long time he was the target of criticism for his physical appearance.

“I had a very dysfunctional childhood where I found refuge in food“Fran told the ‘Primer Impacto’ program.

He had so much love for food that one day he realized that he couldn’t even tie his shoes, because he reached up to 440 kilos and that’s how the harassment, the lack of friends and the sensation of feeling like a fool began. “monster”.

This led him to participate in the reality show for obese people ‘Cuestión de peso’, thanks to this program he had a before and after in his life. Here he was able to change his appearance both physically and psychologically, as he was able to achieve his ideal weight. It was at that time that the desire to look like Ricky Martin took over and he has undergone numerous cosmetic surgeries.

“Ricky is my obsession, my dream (…) Who is the person that everyone loves? Who is it that everyone likes, men, women? And I said, Ricky Martin,” he commented when being asked by the artist.

She has had three operations on her chin, modifications on her cheekbones, four on her nose, a neck lift, liposuction on her double chin, three on her chest, buttock augmentation and recurrent use of Botox on her lips.

Her dream was cut short when surgeon Aníbal Lotocki applied motorcycle oil to her, which caused her severe health problems. Since then, Fran has lost sensitivity in half of her face and part of her visual ability.

“I don’t feel half of my face, I don’t feel my nose, I don’t feel my chin. When I drink champagne sometimes I have to do it with the help of a napkin because it tips over (…) I have silicone on my lips, on my cheekbones, in the eyebrows, all of that has to be removed little by little with treatments,” said Ibáñez.

Recently, he was hospitalized due to a serious infection in one of his feet, caused by a substance that was injected into his buttocks, and there is a risk that if the infection does not improve he could lose one of his legs.

On social networks he has more than 182 thousand followers, who leave him messages of support and signs of affection every day.