Is Jasmine Tridevil's Triple Breasted Tale An Internet Hoax?

Is Jasmine Tridevil's Tale Of Three Breasts A Big Fat Hoax?
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The massage therapist from Tampa, Florida claimed to have paid $20,000 for the procedure in an attempt to secure herself a reality show on MTV.

Using an obvious pseudonym, Jasmine Tridevil told an American radio station she had to contact more than 50 doctors before she found a surgeon willing to operate.

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Jasmine Tridevil says she had to contact more than 50 doctors before she found one willing to perform the surgery

She claims the one who did agree forced her to sign a non-disclosure agreement in order to protect his anonymity, because he was "breaking the code of ethics".

Tridevil’s dubious story is not helped by the fact that all the available images of her appear to have been taken by herself, with no third parties present, and that the footage she has posted is decidedly grainy.

And now the internet sleuths of Snopes have weighed in with some pretty convincing research that indicates Tridevil may be playing the media. It points out:

'...The JASMINETRIDEVIL.COM domain was registered by someone named Alisha Hessler, and Jasmine Tridevil herself bears a striking likeness to Tampa-area massage therapist Alisha Jasmine Hessler (whose "Alisha's Golden Touch" massage web site now bears legends identifying her as "Provider of internet hoaxes since 2014" and "Specialist in massage for three breasted women"). Photos on a modeling page linked with Hessler closely matched the circulating images of Jasmine Tridevil, and profile pictures on Hessler's YouTube page strongly resembled the woman in the "third breast" photos.'

Snopes also claims an Alisha Jasmine Hessler was taken into custody in Florida last year and charged with fraudulent use of personal information and that a woman with the same name has had previous brushes with viral fame.

However Tridevil continues to insist she and her three breasts are the real deal.

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Tridevil dreams of starring in her own reality TV show

She also claims her self-financed film crew recorded footage of her operation, adding: “I plan to release it on my reality TV show and I don’t really care what people think or say about me.

“I know what I have done. As I say this is not a fake or a hoax.”

Speaking exclusively to 10 News Tampa, Tridevil obliged the channel with a "quick flash" of her third breast, but when asked why she wouldn't allow a closer look, replied with: "I'm not ready to do that right now because it's in episode six of my show."

Meanwhile Jezebel spoke to an attending plastic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles.

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Looks familiar: A three-breasted woman makes an appearance in 1990's Total Recall

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Kaitlyn Leeb reprised the role in the 2012 remake of the film

Dr Mossi Salibian, a member of the hospital’s multidisciplinary breast expert team, said such a procedure would be possible, but mercifully added he didn’t believe any doctor would perform such an operation.

Over to you, dear readers.

Countries With The Most Plastic Surgeries
#25: Romania (01 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 53,644Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 43,258Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 25 (credit:Shutterstock)
#24: Netherlands (02 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 55.109Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 46,343Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 24 (credit:Shutterstock)
#23: Australia (03 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 67,698Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 40,427Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 21 (credit:Shutterstock)
#22: Saudi Arabia(04 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 70,254Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 46,962Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 23A general view shows the meeting hall of the Arab Foreign Ministers on the eve of the third session of the Arab Economic, Social and Development Summit held in Riyadh. (credit:Getty Images)
#21: Argentina (05 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 59,594Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 73,706Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 18 (credit:Shutterstock)
#20: Thailand (06 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 80,555Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 55,642Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 22 (credit:Shutterstock)
#19: Venezuela(07 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 61,027Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 81,158Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 17 (credit:Shutterstock)
#18: Greece(08 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 82,065 Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 60,329Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentation (with lipoplasty a close second)Country Rank In 2010: 20 (credit:Shutterstock)
#17: Taiwan (09 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 108,903Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 72,909Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 19 (credit:Shutterstock)
#16. United Kingdom (10 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 116,343Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 95,063Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 16 (credit:Shutterstock)
#15: Canada (11 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 139,239Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 81,893Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 15 (credit:Shutterstock)
#14: Russia (12 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 125,169Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 104,223 Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 14 (credit:Shutterstock)
#13: Turkey (13 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 161,378Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 104,767Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 12 (credit:Shutterstock)
#12: Spain(14 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 151,020Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 125,103Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 13 (credit:Shutterstock)
#11: Colombia(15 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 159,629 Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 211,879Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 10 (credit:Shutterstock)
#10: Germany (16 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 228,255Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 187,193Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 11 (credit:Shutterstock)
#9: France (17 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 248,247Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 207,049Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 9 (credit:Shutterstock)
#8: India (18 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 274,792Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 191,439Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 5 (credit:Shutterstock)
#7: South Korea (19 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 391,588Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 258,350Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 8 (credit:Shutterstock)
#6: Italy (20 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 388,440Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 316,470Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 7 (credit:Shutterstock)
#5: Mexico (21 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 494,731 Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 299,835Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 6 (credit:Shutterstock)
#4: Japan (22 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 579,878 Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 372,773Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 4 (credit:Shutterstock)
#3: China (23 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 635,720 Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 415,140Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 3 (credit:Shutterstock)
#2: Brazil (24 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 542,090 Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 905,124 Top Surgical Procedure: LipoplastyCountry Rank In 2010: 2 (credit:Shutterstock)
#1: United States (25 of25)
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Total Non-Surgical Procedures: 2,011,100Top Non-Surgical Procedure: Botulinum Toxin Type ATotal Surgical Procedures: 1,094,146Top Surgical Procedure: Breast augmentationCountry Rank In 2010: 1 (credit:Shutterstock)
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Georgia-based masseuse Kristy Love, 34, earns as much as $1800 a day by massaging clients with her size 48NN breasts. (credit:Facebook.com)
Chandra Wisnu: The Bubble Skin Man(02 of29)
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My Giant Face Tumor(03 of29)
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Ed, the star of a TLC special, "My Giant Face Tumor," suffers from Neurofibromatosis, a disorder that causes tumors to grow uncontrollably along nerve shafts. These tumors have completely taken over his face, robbing him of sight, eroding his skull and causing deep emotional scars. (credit:TLC/Dr. McKay McKinnon)
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Paul Mason(06 of29)
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Foot Carpenter Sintayehu Tishale(14 of29)
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Hairiest Girl in the World(20 of29)
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Supatra Sasuphan eats lunch in Ratchabophit school in Bangkok, Thailand on February 28, 2011. After Supatra was named the 'hairiest girl in the world' by Guinness, she says that getting the award has boosted her confidence and she has taken up dancing, singing, and acting. She loves listening to Thai pop music and makes her own dance routines to the latest hits with her friends. (credit:Barcroft / Fame Pictures)
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Elaine Davidson, who holds the record for World's Most Pierced Woman with 6,925 piercings, outside Edinburgh Registry Office following her wedding to an unnamed man. (credit:Danny Lawson, Press Association)
Larry Gomez: The Wolf Boy(22 of29)
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Larry Gomez, better known as "Wolf Boy" at the Venice Beach Freakshow, suffers from Hypertrichosis or "Werewolf Syndrome."
Conjoined Twins(23 of29)
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World's Shortest Woman(24 of29)
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Indian Joyti Amge, alleged world's shortest girl with a height of 22.8 inches, poses with her toys on the evening of her 17th birthday on December 15, 2010 in Nagpur. (credit:AFP / Getty Images)
World's Tallest Man(25 of29)
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Sultan Kosen, the world's tallest man, with AOL Weird News editor Buck Wolf. At 8-foot-1, Kosen is the tallest man measured by Guinness World Records in more than two decades. (credit:Marc Hartzma for AOL News)
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Sultan Kosen, world's tallest man, meeting the world's shortest man, He Pingping Turkey to celebrate the 15 January opening of the new Guinness World Records Live! Roadshow at Forum Istanbul. (credit:Guinness World Records)
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This baby with six legs was born in Sukkur, a city in the Sindh Province of Pakistan on Friday, April 13, 2012, according to the National Institute of Child Health. (credit:National Institute Of Child Health)
Lots Of Fingers And Toes(29 of29)
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Arpan Saxena, pictured here at 4, has 13 fingers and 12 toes, some of which are fused together. (credit:YouTube)