A SURGEON who had his own legs removed as part of a sick sexual fantasy used his compensation payments to fund a lavish spending spree.
Former vascular surgeon , 49, froze his legs with dry ice so thoroughly that they needed to be amputated.
Hopper was jailed for 32 months when his deception was uncovered
The surgeon had his own legs amputated after damaging them with dry ice
The disgraced surgeon then lied about how he lost his limbs, telling the world they were developed after a family camping trip.
Hopper managed to rake in thousands and even lied about his self inflicted injuries on Good Morning Britain before his deception was revealed.
He received payouts totalling a whopping £466,653 after managing to successfully blag insurers, The Daily Mail has now revealed he spent the cash on lavish gifts for himself.
Hopper was slapped with a for his lies after being found guilty of fraud at Truro Crown Court.
The surgeon’s grand deception unfolded after the notorious ‘‘ Marius Theodore Gustavson was arrested.
Hopper had been a fan of Gustavson and had bought videos of amputations from the “” to fulfil his sick desires.
The pair are said to have exchanged messages detailing amputations and their own sexual interests in them.
Gustavson who had his own penis cut off, the tip of his nipple removed and his leg frozen so that it had to be amputated, was previously .
Hopper, who encouraged Gustavson, secretly had a fetish around amputations and had been viewing extreme pornography showing men deliberately mutilating and castrating themselves.
He went on to weave his web of lies after having his own legs amputated as part of his twisted sexual desires.
It can now be revealed that used his ill gotten gains to splash out on luxurious watches, hot tubs and home extensions.
Using the money he had defrauded the sick fantasist, who basked in the attention his story brought him, purchased a £15,000 hot tub.
On top of his lavish new Jacuzzi Hopper bought himself a £100,000 watch, a £255,000 house extension and a £22,000 camping trailer.
branded himself “the bionic surgeon” capitalising off his falsified story to rake in wealth as some sort of twisted influencer, launching his own lifestyle social media account.
He used his story to gain fame, appearing in newspapers and on TV
Surgeon Neil Hopper who claimed he lost both legs to sepsis
Neil Hopper pleaded guilty to two charges of fraud at Truro Crown Court
The launched the account mere days after receiving his second six figure insurance payout in 2019.
Hopper used his account to boast of his newfound wealth, showing off designer watches on the social media channel.
The liar even boasted about his family home’s renovations which are now understood to have been paid for with the cash he gained from his fraud.
After Hopper’s bizarre scheme was laid bare messages were reportedly recovered detailing the twisted plans he had to “milk” his injuries for all they were worth.
was made famous across the nation and beyond, he was lauded by the BBC and the European Space Commission – who are said to have wanted to make him an astronaut.
He appeared on radio, TV and newspapers, even managing to land himself a spot on .
At the peak of his deception the ex-surgeon bought himself a £60,000 electric vehicle, at least partly funded by taxpayers, with a private registration plate to top it off.
He took to social media to boast of this too.
later showed he planned to get a vehicle paid for by others all along.
He is alleged to have previously told a trusted acquaintance “I’ll get a mong car from motability for sure.”
It was revealed that the twisted surgeon was friends with the ‘eunuch maker’
Hopper made an appearance on Good Morning Britain 
