Instead of buying their daughters one of Mattel's popular Barbie Dolls this Christmas, parents have the option to purchase an alternative type of doll that resembles a normal 19-year-old teenager and includes skin defects.

Unlike Barbie, which has been heavily criticized for promoting unrealistic beauty standards to little girls, the new Lammily doll has realistic body proportions and comes with tattoos, warts, acne, stretchmarks and cellulite stickers.

The creator of the doll, 26-year-old Nickolay Lamm, said he wanted to create a "normal Barbie" in order to change the perception of beauty among young girls.

"I'm just trying to create a product which shows that reality is beautiful," he said, according to Fox 29. "It's not always perfect, but it's all we have, and it's awesome!"

The artist and designer used crowdfunding to raise $500,000 to bring his idea into fruition, which is more than five times the original amount he was seeking.

"I thought it was either going to bomb or it was going to go really well," he said, My Fox Dallas-Fort Worth reports.

The Lammily doll is currently available for purchase online for about $25, according to USA Today.

In addition, there will be a sticker pack called Lammily marks that allows kids to apply different skin imperfections that real people have. A sticker expansion pack, which includes 38 reusable stickers, will be available on Jan. 18 for $5.99.

Since the toy went on the market last Wednesday, Lamm said he has been getting up to five orders a minute. Still, he maintains that he is not selling the item to make money.

"I think it can help make girls and even adults feel better about themselves and that is my main mission," he explained.

Lamm also said that he's confident children will be intrigued by the "normal Barbie" and that her imperfections won't be a deterrence.

"I've seen kids playing with these stickers and saw how they put the stickers on and off, laughing and showing the customized doll to their parents," he told BuzzFeed News. "The 'imperfect' nature of it isn't an issue. I feel it makes the doll more relatable."

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