Plastic surgeons have revealed the strangest requests they haveย received from patients – ranging from having wings attached to their backs to creating vampire ears and devil horns.

Tennessee surgeon Dr David Reath said one science-fiction fan wanted her belly button removed โ€œso she could look like a cloneโ€.

Meanwhile Dr Anthony Youn, author of The Age Fix, said he’d had โ€dozens of patients call and request a consultation for wingsโ€œ.

โ€œI say no to all of these requests,โ€ he added.

Speaking to the websiteย Thrillist, surgeons revealedย they turned downย some unusual requestsย for being too unsafe, but a range of strange-sounding procedures can be carried out safely and effectively.

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