Justin Jedlica (born August 11, 1980), also known as the "Human
Ken", is an American man who has garnered international attention for undergoing many
cosmetic procedures. He spent over 1 million dollars on surgery.
Cosmetic procedures
At the age of seventeen, Jedlica began to research his first cosmetic procedure,
rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty (, nose + , to shape), commonly called nose job, medically called nasal reconstruction, is a plastic surgery procedure for altering and reconstructing the human nose, nose. There are two types of plastic surgery used – plastic sur ...
. Inspired by watching ''
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'' is an American television series that aired in syndication from 1984 to 1995. The show featured the extravagant lifestyles of wealthy entertainers, athletes, socialites and magnates.
Cast and crew
Th ...
'' as a teen, Jedlica saw body contouring and cosmetic surgery as emblematic of the wealthy, glamorous lifestyles he sought to emulate. His parents did not approve of cosmetic enhancements and Jedlica was forced to wait until he could legally make the choice for himself. Four days after his eighteenth birthday, Jedlica underwent his first cosmetic procedure, to reconstruct his nose.
As of 2012, Jedlica had undergone approximately 190 cosmetic procedures. These have included
rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty (, nose + , to shape), commonly called nose job, medically called nasal reconstruction, is a plastic surgery procedure for altering and reconstructing the human nose, nose. There are two types of plastic surgery used – plastic sur ...
, chest implants, shoulder implants, bicep implants, triceps implants, brow shaving and
lifts,
cheek augmentation
Cheek augmentation is a cosmetic surgical procedure that is intended to emphasize the cheeks on a person's face. To augment the cheeks, a plastic surgeon may place a solid implant over the cheekbone. Injections with the patients' own fat or a so ...
s, subpectoral implants,
gluteoplasty, and
lip augmentation
Lip augmentation is a cosmetic procedure that modifies the shape of the lips using fillers, such as collagen or implants. The procedure may be performed to increase lip size, correct asymmetry, create protrusion, or adjust the ratio of the top a ...
s.
He has appeared in the 1st, 6th, and 7th seasons of ''
Botched''. He has also appeared in the 2022 reality series ''
Men of West Hollywood''. Most recently, he has appeared in the third episode of
Doctor Odyssey
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, genre = Medical drama
, creator = Ryan Murphy & Jon Robin Baitz & Joe Baken
, based_on =
, showrunner =
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, "Plastic Surgery Week".
Personal life
Jedlica was born in
Poughkeepsie, New York
Poughkeepsie ( ) is a city within the Poughkeepsie (town), New York, Town of Poughkeepsie, New York (state), New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsie i ...
, the oldest of four siblings. He was brought up in
Fishkill, New York
Fishkill is a village within the town of Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The village is in the eastern part of the town of Fishkill on U.S. Route 9. It is north of Interstate 84. NY 52 is the main street. It is part of ...
and
Cary, North Carolina
Cary is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, Wake, Chatham County, North Carolina, Chatham, and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh-Cary, NC M ...
, and graduated from
Apex High School where he first discovered his passion for visual and performing arts. Jedlica was raised in the Christian faith and says he considers himself spiritual.
Jedlica is gay and wed his partner, a successful businessman, in a civil ceremony in July 2014 after five years of dating; the couple relocated for business purposes
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Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
and resided in
Trump Tower
Trump Tower is a 58-story, mixed-use condominium skyscraper at 721–725 Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, between East 56th and 57th Streets. The building contains the headquarters for the Trump Organiza ...
.
In 2016 they divorced after two years of marriage.
See also
*
Jessica Alves, a Brazilian person who underwent multiple surgeries to look like a
Ken doll
Kenneth Sean "Ken" Carson Jr. is a fashion doll introduced by American toy company Mattel in 1961 as the counterpart of Barbie, who had been introduced two years earlier.
Similar to Barbie, Ken is from Willows, Wisconsin, and has a fashionable ...
.
References
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1980 births
Living people
21st-century American businesspeople
American health care businesspeople
American people of Slovak descent
Businesspeople from New York (state)
American LGBTQ businesspeople
LGBTQ people from New York (state)
Male models from New York (state)
People from Cary, North Carolina
People from Fishkill, New York
People known for their body modification