Tattoo artist does cosmetic surgery to look like the devil

A tattoo artist has turned himself into a "human Satan".

Michel Faro do Prado, 44, who hails from Brazil, attached silver tusks to his teeth, had a finger removed, and also had the end of his nose taken off, in his quest to look like the devil. 

And he says his wife was a big help when it came to creating his desired look. 

He said: "I have been a tattoo artist for 25 years, most of my tattoos I get from tattoo artists and professionals who I have paid.

"I focus on blackwork and brutal tattoos, which are types of tattoos where you ink a large part of your body.

"But my wife has specialised in the area of modifications and the idea is for me to become her masterpiece when it comes to tattooing!"

And he says despite what people might think, having the procedures done is not usually too painful, not until afterwards anyway.

He added: "Actually I have a good resistance to pain, I don't think anything is so painful, I suffer a lot more in the post-procedures than at the time.

"And the truth is that there are changes that without anaesthesia would be almost impossible to be done, I would love not to feel any pain.

"But if I have to feel pain, to achieve what I want, for sure I will face it!"

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