An ex-Russian soldier nicknamed 'Popeye' has been warned he faces death unless he has lumps of hardened petroleum jelly and dead muscle surgically removed from his artificially huge biceps.
Kirill Tereshin, 25, used injections to show himself as a superman but is now paying the price which may include losing the use of his arms, or worse.
He has already had his fake triceps removed in a prior operation but now faces the first of multiple surgeries to get rid of dangerous giant implants from his biceps.
The six litres of petroleum jelly, named synthol, that has been injected into his body has saturated his muscles and penetrated the skin tissues and skin itself - meaning it blocked the blood flow and left Tereshin with a fever and pain.
Surgeon Dmitry Melnikov warned the ex-soldier bluntly: 'The risk of complications in this case is very high. But inaction will not help the patient.
'A toxic substance in the body long term can complicate the kidneys and lead to death.'
Kirill Tereshin, 25, (above) injected himself with synthol to make himself appear like Superman but is now paying the price which may include losing the use of his arms, or worse
GRAPHIC CONTENT: Holding the lump taken from one of his patient's arm, Dr Melnikov said: 'Here it is, scar tissue with fragments of muscles'
Former army conscript Tereshin injected three litres of synthol into each of his arms
After his life-saving surgery, Mr Tereshin retain movement in his arms but his fake bulked up muscles will be gone forever.
A video shows Tereshin -
