A 37-year-old Venezuelan man has been making headlines recently for the extreme body modifications he’s made in order to look like the comic book character Red Skull. Henry Damon, married father of two, has sub-dermal implants, facial tattoos, and has even dyed his eyeballs black. However, it’s what he’s done to his nose that’s really got people talking. Damon has quite possibly become the first person to purposely remove his nose for strictly cosmetic reasons.

Red Skull is a villain from Marvel’s Captain America comic series and has red skin, facial disfigurements, and most importantly, no nose. Although it’s not entirely clear as to why Damon wants to achieve Red Skull’s look, according to the Daily Beast, the Caracas man passed both physical and psychological tests before completing this irreversible surgery. It seems that, to some, body modifications are simply a way of life that those on the “outside” find hard to understand.

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Henry Damon, also known as Red Skull, plans on adding even more to his facial modifications . Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Damon’s friend, med-school drop-out Emilio Gonzalez, performed the procedure and tried his best to explain the mentality behind those who undergo such drastic cosmetic alterations, telling the Daily Mail: “Most of my customers know that body modification is the last step of body art. Everyone knows very well what they want and as well as Henry, many of them are waiting for me for many years to make their dreams a reality.'”

Surprisingly, it seems that Damon is not yet done with his modifications and plans on inserting further implants into his cheeks and chin, and will also tattoo his entire face red to achieve the final look.