christien sechrist , a 20-year-old from houston , texas , had a black and white image of his young son perseus etched onto the left side of his face .
the detailed portrait of the trainee electrician 's son perseus , which features his chubby cheeks and big eyes , takes up the entire left side of christien 's face .
but christien soon found himself being berated by his friend ashlee nicole who asked if the picture was a joke .