Slovak doctors from the village of Martin removed a 6-pound swelling from the face of local plumber Stefan Zoleyka. Strange education began to grow on his chin 20 years ago and since then constantly increased. Due to a rare ailment, a man for many years did not leave home.
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All these years, Stefan Zolake suffered from Madelung’s disease. She lies in the fact that a certain part of the human body begins gradually increase and swell. At some point, a citizen Slovakia discovered that he grew first double, and then triple chin.
Fat folds on the man’s face continued to increase. The plumber wanted to see the doctors, but they said that removal of the tumor may have irreversible consequences for Stefan’s health.
A photo from open sources
A photo from open sources
The problem was that earlier the father of two children amputated a leg, and doctors were afraid that the removal of a tumor on the face complicate the already difficult condition of the patient. Go against doctors decided the man only after 20 years, when the weight of his tumor reached 6 kilograms. Creepy Education Removal Operation lasted more than five hours.
According to Stefan, he waits not to wait to leave the hospital and appear to his wife, children and friends. However, Dr. Igor Homla, operated on the patient, warned him that completely remove the tumor is impossible, and that it can form again.
