J.R. Martinez Plastic Surgery Before and After Photos

J.R. Martinez: Miracle Plastic Surgery Case Wins Dancing With The Stars

After weeks of heated competition, multiple people being eliminated fo reasons having nothing to do with their performances, and a whole lot of hip movement; Dancing With The Stars has finally crowned a new champion,and it’s plastic surgery miracle J.R. Martinez. Martinez, who underwent 33 cosmetic surgeries and skin-grafts to recover from the severe burns he had recieved over 40 percent of his body during a landmine explosion in the Iraq War, took home the disco-ball-trophy-thing with his partner Karina Smirnoff. Martinez is part of the large number of plastic surgery recipients who went under the knife not because he wanted to look better, but to save his life. Since his miraculous recovery, Martinez has gone on to star in All My Children, do multiple motivational speaking tours, and earn an invite onto the ppular reality competition. In winning, Martinez beat out fellow plastic surgery case Chaz Bono, amongst many others who sweat way too much on national television.

Check out these pictures of J R Martinez before and after plastic surgery. Do you think J R Martinez had good or bad cosmetic surgery?

Reconstructive Surgery Patient J.R. Martinez Joins "Dancing with the Stars" Dancing with the Stars announced its new cast this week, and one of the contestants receiving the most buzz is J.R. Martinez. A soap opera star and Army veteran, Martinez underwent major reconstructive surgery on his face following serious injuries he received in the line of duty.

While serving in Iraq eight years ago, Martinez drove a Humvee over a land mine. As a result, more than 40% of his body was burned. Hospitalized for nearly three years, Martinez received more than 30 cosmetic and skin graft surgeries in order to reconstruct his face.

Since returning to the U.S., Martinez has become a motivational speaker to discuss the adversity he has faced. He has also teamed with Iraq Star Inc., an organization that offers reconstructive surgery to injured war vets in order to “help our veterans heal from emotional trauma, increase self-esteem, and ease their return to their pre-war lives.

Though clearly a hero, most veterans are not considered “stars”. Martinez’s celebrity status comes from daytime’s All My Children, on which he portrays Brot Monroe, a war vet who initially faked his own death rather than burden his fiancée with his disfigurement.