But things took an unexpected turn when he underwent a procedure to inject fat into his face.
Facial fat, we discovered, is pretty important for how people perceive youth.
It didnt matter how good my biomarkers were if I didnt have face fat.
Immediately following the injections, my face began to blow up, the 47-year-oldrecalled.
And then it got worse, and worse, and worse until I couldnt even see.
It was a severe allergic reaction.
Building a product is one thing; being the product is a whole different thing, Bryan said.
This became known as Project Blueprint.
A team of 30 doctors oversaw the procedure as Talmages plasma was fed into Bryans veins.
As the oldest, Richard went last and received the same treatment as his son.
This was the catalyst for his current journeyone that no human has ever successfully been on.
The goal, he said, is to makedeathoptional.
And Im the first example of that in the world.
I guess it depends on how you define hard.
I personally find it a tremendous joy, he said to GQ.
I derive tremendous pleasure from the entire process of what were trying to do.
Pioneering the cutting edge of science and showing the future of human possibility.
Overall, he feels as if hes standing on more stable ground and is able to make better decisions.
My mind has never been as clear, he added.
So there are a lot of benefits there.
He subsequentlyaskedhis followers to indicate which year he peaked.
As he shared more photos, followers quicklyclarifiedwhy they werent fans of his new look.
He literally looks his age, one person on X said.
I dont see what the hype is.
Someone else wrote, Its still like uncanny valley.
Others, however, came to his defense and showed their admiration.
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