who injects himself with a potentially lethal cocktail of oil and ALCOHOL to grow fake biceps arms
Arlindo de Souza risks serious infection or even death for his look
He has already lost one friend to the practice, which is sweeping Brazil
Doctors won't operate because 'he did it to himself'
Younger days: A photo of Mr de Souza, aged 21, showing his biceps at a swimming pool in Olinda, Brazil, in 1993
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Bodybuilders in Brazil are risking death by injecting themselves with a potentially lethal cocktail of oil and alcohol to pump up their muscles.
Arlindo de Souza has grown 29in biceps - the biggest in Brazil - after injecting the filler into his body, where it causes appearance of swollen muscles.
But even he admits it can cause dangerous infections. Some users have had their arms amputated. Others have died.
It's so sad (and incredibly unethical) that doctors refuse to operate on him. Yes, it's his fault, but people make mistakes and no one deserves to die from this.
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