A man who has spent years turning himself into a 'black alien' could be planning to take his extreme body modification to the next level - by having his penis cut in half. Anthony Loffredo has spent thousands on his striking appearance and tattooed his entire body black, including his eyeballs.
The Frenchman previously had his tongue surgically split to make it appear snake-like and removed his nose, leaving two gaping holes in the middle of his face. To further enhance his extra-terrestrial look, he also had multiple implants inserted under his skin, the Daily Star reports.
Loffredo's extreme body modifications have garnered him a million-plus followers on Instagram, with many now wondering what he could be planning next - including a potential surgery on his genitals.
"When are you going to cut your *aubergine emoji* off?," asked Instagram user highalpineshrimp, a question which provoked some widely different reactions from others.
"What the f***?", replied one. While another added: "How is that medically possible?"
But a third backed the original post saying: "Well, lots of people bisect their tongues nowadays, so I guess I can see where he's coming from."
Loffredo himself previously hinted back in May that he's planning to do something radical to his genitals. Having already gone to the drastic lengths of lopping off some fingers to create a 'claw hand', the 33-year-old had alluded to cutting his manhood in half by posting an illustration of two penises attached to the same scrotum, although one which only appears to contain a single testicle.
"Besides vital organs, a lot of (body parts) can be easily bisected without causing damage," added an Insta user called personalitydinosaur. "During pregnancy the abdominal muscles naturally split apart to allow the womb to grow. So yeah, tongues and penii can be cut in half."
Not everyone was convinced, however. "He’s not gonna cut his penis, stop lying," one response said.
Whatever the outcome though, it's unlikely Loffredo has finished altering his appearance in eye-watering ways. He's previously described his mission as having helped him develop "inner peace."
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