PIXEE FOX: I wanna create something unique,
my version of a living cartoon.
COMM: Model Pixee Fox has been modifying her
body to look like a cartoon character and she hit headlines last year when she had six
ribs removed as part of her ongoing bid to have the world’s smallest waist.
SURGEON: Rib number three getting out.
COMM: Now the 26-year-old is planning to have
her eye colour changed by getting bright green implants inserted.
PIXEE FOX: Six billion people in the world,
why should everyone look the same? Boring.
COMM: The procedure is so rarely performed
for cosmetic reasons, so she’s prepared to travel all the way to India for surgery.
But is India, ready for her?
Man: How are you?
PIXEE FOX: First time I heard about this surgery
was about three years ago when I was like, “This is a surgery I wanna do.” Actually,
it’s something that I’ve been thinking about since I was really young that I wanted
to have another eye colour. Like somewhere like really light blue-greenish. It’s always
been like a colour that I’ve been like “wow” when you see it.
PIXEE FOX: I’ve got a pool, that’s almost
the colour that my eyes is gonna be like a mix between the grass and the pool. It’s
gonna be amazing!
COMM: There’s no time to sightseeing as
Pixee heads straight to her consultation with the eye surgeon.
PIXEE FOX: Well, I don’t really care what
other people think. Maybe it’s a little weird, I like it, that’s all that matters.
COMM: Dr. Suraj Munjal is one of the few surgeons
in the world who is performing this eye colour change surgery.
DR. SURAJ MUNJAL: Including the cost of the
implants, I would say this costs somewhere around $5,000 to $6,000 for both the eyes.
There are only two people in India who are doing this eye colour change surgery, me and
one is in South India.
COMM: Pixee has been cleared for surgery,
and as well as changing her eye colour, she will also have laser treatment to correct
her vision.
PIXEE FOX: I'm super excited; I think everything
is gonna go great. I’m gonna come out with better vision than I had coming here so, that
is also super awesome!
PIXEE FOX: People are going to look at the
picture and go like, “Oh my god, she is crazy! She ‘s so stupid. Why is she doing
that? Like she was so much better looking before, why is she destroying herself?”
I’m used to hearing that now. I’m excited, I’m very excited. I’m like living in the
moment so I don’t feel anything before it really happens.
DR. SURAJ MUNJAL: The main thing, which the
risk is involved, is the increase in the intraocular pressure, which can lead to a blurred vision.
There are certain parameters, which we need to take care of before going ahead with the
surgery. But yeah if we plan it properly and the candidate is fit, then it is okay. We
have done around, I would say around 70-80 eyes and by the grace of god, all are doing fine.
COMM: Pixee will remain awake throughout the
operation to fit the implants. Which are made by American firm Bright Ocular.
DR. SURAJ MUNJAL: We make an incision in the
eye, say around 2.8mm. Through that 2.8mm incision these implants get folded in to the
injector and then we inject it. It goes and rests into the eye. We make sure that it is
properly positioned and then we close it.
Nurse: For one month do not put water inside
the eyes, okay? Pixee: Oh yeah.
Nurse: And don’t touch the eyes, okay? No eye makeup, no swimming.
Pixee: I’m just going to try to...
Pixee: I have two eye colours.
PIXEE FOX: You can see the difference. The
procedure itself, because you’re awake, you don’t get any kind of medication. You’re
just like clearly awake and you look up into the lamp, try to focus and then you see people
do stuff in your eyes. It’s something that can be like freaking people out I think. Now
I can open and I can start to see, not too much, it’s really like greenish right now.
I’m going to do this one today, so I’m going to be blind on this one until tomorrow
at least. The reason why I chose this colour is because, because it looks really fake!
Pixee: Hello! How is it going?
Man: Hello, how, how is it?
COMM: Before she can have the second surgery,
the doctors need to check on the recovery of the first eye.
Pixee: I can’t see anything, I can’t even
see like the screen right now. It’s just white! I don’t see anything.
Man: Nothing? No fingers? Pixee: Because you’re holding them in front
of the white screen I can see five fingers. Man: Now?
Pixee: Now I don’t even see your hand. Man: Now?
Pixee: I see two fingers in front of the screen. Man: No problem, it will become normal day
by day, okay? Today is the day, no? Pixee: Yeah!
COMM: Despite the blurriness, she is cleared
for the second operation.
PIXEE FOX: I’m excited about seeing both
of the eyes, but I think it’s gonna take at least 2-3 days before I can start to see
sharp again, because right now everything is really blurry on this side. It went a lot
better this time, the surgery went really easy.
Pixee: No pain. Nurse: No pain?
Pixxe: Yeah.
Pixee: Yeah, I see it. Man: Happy now?
Pixee: Yeah, I’m more than happy! I just want it to heal.
PIXEE FOX: So right now my eyes is still just
passed four-five days since surgery. My eyes is still trying to get used to the new implants,
it’s gonna take maybe a month until I’m fully recovered. I think it suits me, it’s
an eye-catching colour, it’s really extreme. It’s something that you can’t really have
naturally.
COMM: Finally, Pixee ventures out of the hotel
to see more of Delhi. But ends up becoming the main attraction.
Man: No, nothing weird, it’s very attractive.
And all the brothers are here just to look at her.
PIXEE FOX: Amazing, the people are so friendly
and it’s such a nice country!
Man: For a model like this to come here is
a spectacle! She has no waist, so everyone is gathered here to see her.
PIXEE FOX: I think I would like when I came
here, I think I would feel a bit more judged over my appearance, but actually I don’t
feel that way at all!
Lady: She was very different from Indian ladies.
She was different and unique.
COMM: In her continuing quest for cartoon
perfection, Pixee is already planning butt and hip implants. She is also looking to shrink
her waist even further!
PIXEE FOX: I think my body needs some time
to recover so right now I’m just gonna eat and be happy and then I’ll get more serious
about corset training. The record right now is 15 inches and I wanna go down to 14. By
the end of the year I’ll probably try and go for the record. Now that I have got these
amazing eyes, I want to fix my teeth too. I want to put Veneers on so I get these really
bright white teeth, so it’s gonna match new eyes.
PIXEE FOX: Okay, wish me luck to go home to Sweden!