Rare Case of Face-Foraging Tumor
The atypical condition of tumor growths that proliferate to such an extent that the entire face is engulfed due to its obliteration, is a marring condition cited as haemangioma.
This horrendous condition was cited in a 51-year old man named Jose Mestre, whose condition commenced with a small tumor formation on his lips during his adolescent years that eventually grew to form a blood-inundated tumor leading to an obliterating effect on his face.
Due to his staunch religious beliefs, the man declined any form of surgery in order to treat this appalling facial defacement. However he has now renewed hopes due to the assistance and guidance of a British doctor and the latest medical technology.
The tumour had grown to a massive fifteen inches long and was weighing a massive twelve pounds. The growth of the tumor had lead to the loss of vision in one if the eyes and made the task of eating increasingly arduous. With the aid of novel technology, the case of Jose can be treated with the employment of ultrasound waves that lead to coagulation of the blood prior to surgery, as he was reluctant to agree to blood transfusions due to his religious beliefs.
Jose’s examination was carried out by two doctors in Britain, one being the consultant plastic surgeon, Dr. Loshan Kangesu and the other Dr.Ian Hutchison. Dr. Hutchison helms the ‘Saving Face’ Charity and believes that this operation would help resolve the problem significantly and a whole lot can be accomplished via this operation.
Dr. Hutchison believes that major sections of the lesions amounting to nearly eighty percent would be removed during the procedure. The issue of dealing with the underlying mutilation of the nose, lips and tongue would then need to be worked on. This grave kind of facial maiming is an extremely rare observance that indicates to the presence of a condition known as haemangioma that arises due to the anomalies that occur in the capillaries and veins on the face.
Opportunely, Jose agreed to, in principle to partake in Dr. Hutchinson’s investigative operations to be carried out one of the smaller sized lesions in a hospital in London. If matters work out, the major sections of the tumor could also be removed and a facial reconstruction operation would be carried out that would last for twelve hours.
The operation costs are borne by Dr. Hutchison’s ‘Saving Face’ charity foundation in the UK that is devoted to global diminution of facial diseases and damage.
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