Man Had 19 Surgeries To Look Like Superman [SEE PHOTOS]

Herbert Chavez, 35, has spent £4,400 on his obsession.
Has had nose jobs, lip liposuction, jaw realignment and pec implants
The Phillipino takes to the streets and promotes good morals to children
When Clark Kent  wanted to transform into Superman, it was a fairly simple
task.He would step into a phone box, spin around and the switch would be
complete.But Herbert Chavez's change into the comic book hero has taken a
bit longer - through 16 years of plastic surgery. Herbert Chavez underwent 19
surgeries over 16 years to look like Clark Kent. Here is how he changed
between 1995 and 2012. The 35-year-old, from Calamba City, Philippines,
has had nose jobs, skin whitening, lip liposuction, jaw realignment, pec
implants and even abdominal implants to become a real-life Clarke Kentafter
falling in love with the TV programme aged five.He has splashed around
300,000 Pesos (£4,400) on his obsession - a fortune compared to the
average 90p hourly wage in the Philippines.
Mr Chavez regularly takes to the streets around his home dressed in full
Superman regalia, with his hair gelled in distinctive curly fashion. He aims
to teach kids good morals while also brightening their days. Mr Chavez goes
out in the streets wearing his full costume and signature gel-covered hair to
promote good morals to local children He said: 'I feel like a Superhero
whenever I pull on the costume, but my mission is not to save the world but
to help in my own small way and bring a smile to the faces of local children.
I don't have any regrets at all. People come up to me in the street all the time
and want their picture taken with me. They are all really excited to see a
real-life Superman in the Philippines. In June 2013 Guinness recognised
Herbert for having the largest collection of Superman memorabilia with 1,253
items.
But his distinctive look has not come easily, with Herbert going under the
knife repeatedly to copy every last feature of the super hero he worships -
right down to his chiselled chin.And Mr Chavez admits it is tasking trying to
keep up with such a 'perfect' person.He added: 'If you talk about super
heroes, the expectation of people is that they are flawless, they do not get
hurt, they do not die. But as human beings, we can only copy their looks.
Especially as a Filipino, I have very Asian features and did not look like the
caucasian Superman. 'So when I was able to save enough money to alter my
features, I chose to copy those of Superman. It is hard living up to people's
expectations as a living superhero. That is the reason I have had so many
surgeries because I undergo maintenance procedures that need
performing.'For example, my cleft chin is formed of hydrogel, but it does not
always appear balanced. The more dehydrated you get the smaller it gets, so
you have to keep adding to it.'I am such a good customer of my surgeon, Tito
Garcia, he does all the work for free as part of a part-exchange deal. 'I help
publicise his practice in return.Herbert now plans to keep improving his look
with more operations to make him taller and surgery to beef up his abdomen
and bum.
But he acknowledges that there may be a day when he has to halt the
extensive surgeries.Mr Chavez said: 'I totally don't have any regrets. What
is there for me to regret? Everything that has happened in my life has been
positive and because of Superman.'When my body says it can not endure it
anymore or when my doctor says that my body can not handle it because of
age, then I will stop.'Single Mr Chavez creates his own Superman costumes,
T-shirts and clothing from scratch at his dress making shop.And the 35-
year-old, who has featured on Billboards in his native country, says he hopes
to one day meet a partner who can share his love of Superman. I am single
but also inspired to find another person to share my passion with.'But they
will have to put up with his huge collection of Superman memorabilia - built
up over decades worth of obsession.In June 2013 Guinness recognised Mr
Chavez for having the largest collection of Superman memorabilia with 1,253
items - ranging from life-size dolls, to posters and rings worth thousands of
pounds.But he says his collection is actually closer to 5,000 items and plans
to increase it to around 10,000 pieces - and has even moved home in order
to accommodate the influx of comic book clutter.
Now famous across his native country thanks to numerous TV appearances,
Mr Chavez's friends and family are supportive of his unusual hobby.Him
mum Linda said: 'I remember when he was a kid, he was already fond of
Superman figures. He would be very happy when I bought him shirts with
Superman pictures on them.'At school they held drawing competitions, and
he would always draw Superman pictures.'As parents we are happy because
though he is small, he has become the Filipino Superman. He has become
well known in our community - he has become people's idol.

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