Yes, Akon had plastic surgery in the form of a hair transplant. Check out the transformation in the images below. Was the cosmetic procedure worth it? At least, the R&B singer seems to believe so.
American-born Senegalese singer and songwriter who rose to prominence through his first single “Locked Up” from his debut album Trouble, which was released in 2004. His other single hits include ‘Lonely’, ‘Smack That’ and ‘I Wanna Love You’. Born as Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on April 16, 1973, Akon is the son of Kine Gueye Thiam and Mor Thiam. He spent most of his childhood in Senegal, and moved to Newark, New Jersey at age 7.
His brother is music producer Abou Thiam. He claimed to have had six children with six different women. He has worked valiantly to protect his family from media attention.
He collaborated with Michael Jackson on the song “Hold My Hand,” which was the last song the King of Pop created before his death.
| Height | 1.8 m, 5’10” (feet & inches) |
|---|---|
| Weight | 78 kg, 172 pounds |
| Body Shape | N/A |
| Shoe Size (US) | N/A |
In the Bootleg Kev show, Akon said that the surgeons took “grafts” from the back of his head. This does indicate that he had an FUE hair transplant, in which units of hair with 1-4 hair each (called grafts) are taken out from the scalp. This is done using a small punch tool.
| Nose Job (Rhinoplasty) | N/A |
|---|---|
| Facelift (Rhytidectomy) | N/A |
| Lips | N/A |
| Fillers | N/A |
| Botox | N/A |
| Liposuction | N/A |
| Butt Implants | N/A |
| Butt Lift (Buttock Lift) | N/A |
| Eyelid Surgery | N/A |
| Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty) | N/A |
Akon - Plastic Surgery Photos
Quotes by Akon
"I always feel like 'as long as I'm doin' what I love to do, the money's naturally gonna come.' When you start thinkin' business and you start thinkin' 'What's hot? What's the wave? Who is hot? Let's get at that person,' it becomes a point where you're tryin' to strategize to make money. And that's always a gamble."
Akon
"I'm a polygamist. I can afford to have as many wives as I can afford to have. All Africans believe in it. My dad has four wives."
Akon
"Any album that you pick up of mine, you know it's an Akon album. The guests are very limited, and you get to really feel the experience. You get the Akon experience when you get the albums. I always want to make sure that stays the way it is. I don't want to flood the album to where you lose focus on why you bought it."
Akon
"What I remember the most really was just running wild there. Barefooted, swimming in dirty lakes, selling fruit, picking mango trees, hoping not to get caught because they don't take kindly to thieves in Africa."
Akon
"I always want to set myself a challenge by doing something no-one would expect me to do! But, having said that, I don't feel as a musician you can steer too far away from what you normally do."
Akon
