Overview
- On Instagram, the Molotov guitarist posted an image taken after the first of a series of reconstructive surgeries with a reflective message.
- He wrote that he underwent numerous operations and that he "ruined" procedures one through ten by not following care.
- Reports differ on the total number of surgeries, with some citing 11 and others a dozen, and he says the procedures have affected his ability to speak and play.
- He has said a botched operation led doctors to place him in an induced coma for nearly three days, which he describes as a turning point.
- A comment by singer Aleks Syntek on the post drew widespread criticism from fans for being inappropriate.