Men are having surgical procedure to get “Cauliflower ears” in order that they appear like MMA fighters
Fellas are paying for surgery in an attempt to get ‘Cauliflower ears’ so they can look tougher and more intimidating like MMA fighter and rugby players
Men are getting surgery to look like MMA fighters(Image: Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Wannabe tough guys are getting plastic surgery on their ears so they can look like MMA fighters. They are paying money to have their ears deliberately deformed to make it appear they have “cauliflower ears” like the combat grapplers.
Cauliflower ears are a permanent deformity caused by frequent blunt trauma or repeated friction to the ear. The trauma leads to pools of blood accumulating in the ear and cuts off the cartilage in the body part receiving from nutrients.
The ailment is common in MMA fighters and professional athletes who play numerous contact sports. Rugby players and combat sport athletes frequently have the blood in their ears drained so they go back to normal.
Cauliflower ears are a permanent deformity caused by blunt force trauma (Image: Getty Images)
But now some admirers are undergoing surgery to get the look. Russian media outlets claim the procedure cost around £55 (6,000 Rubles) per ear. Obviously there are various risks which come alongside surgery.
It is suspected young men are getting the surgery in an attempt to look hard and intimidate others. Speaking to Moskva 24 Psychologist Ekaterina Trofimova has stated what they believe is behind the strange trend.
Trofimova said: “A person skilled in martial arts may appear indistinguishable from any ordinary person. However, they exude a special calm and confidence that others can intuitively detect. They don’t need to display ostentatious masculinity.”
Blokes are getting the surgery in an attempt to look tough(Image: Sun Hills Development)
The development is not the only bizarre body modification phenomenon to come out of Russia in recent years. A man dubbed the Russian Popeye has left people shocked after he inflated his muscles with oils in an attempt to look swole.
Kirill has become a social media sensation thanks to a series of bizarre clips and sketches in which he is either flexing his giant biceps or showing off designer clothing.
The 25-year-old was forced to have his enhanced triceps surgically removed but his bulging tree trunk arms look dangerously out of place on his slender frame.
If the colourful ink between his ballooned upper arms is anything to go by, Kirill, who goes by the moniker of Ruki Bazuki, clearly has an interest in the extra-terrestrial.
Rather than dedicate his life to lifting weights in the gym, in 2017 Kirill from Pyatigorsk, southern Russia decided to get big arms with permanent synthol oil injections.
Aside from looking absolutely bonkers, synthol can damage muscle tissue and endanger cardiovascular health which has led to Kirill’s TikTok followers expressing their concern for his life.
One person commented on a recent video: “Popeye the sailor man… On a serious note they really are gonna pop.”
