Tree Man’ Feeds Himself For The First Time After Surgery

A YOUNG man nicknamed the ‘Tree Man’ from Bangladesh is now able to feed himself for the first time in almost a decade, thanks to surgeons freeing his hand of bark like growths

Suffering from the extremely rare condition known as Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis, Abul Bajandar, 25, has been struggling with the growths since he was 15 years old.                                  

He said: ”It makes me so uncomfortable, restless, that I cannot stand or sit in one place. It just drives me crazy.”
The condition, which is a virus, causes tumours and warts to appear all over the body as well as increase the production of keratin, the substance nails are made from.
Abul along with his mother, wife and daughter, travelled by bus for a gruelling six hours from their rural village to the capital, Dhaka, to receive medical help.
 Although extremely rare, Abul is not the first person to have such a dramatic reaction to the virus.
Dede Koswara, a man from Indonesia famously received worldwide recognition as the first tree man, and underwent surgery in an attempt to remove all his growths.
Armed with more knowledge about the condition, doctors treating Abul were confident about carrying out a surgical procedure, opting to operate on one of his hands, rather than a few fingers at a time.
Plastic surgeon, Dr Samanta Lal Sen was one of the surgeons that oversaw the operation on Abul.
He said: “We were planning to do only two fingers, but we have done five fingers. It’s beyond our expectation!”
The father-of-one was amazed at the result of the complex surgery and could feel the results immediately. The father-of-one was amazed at the result of the complex surgery and could feel the results immediately.

Source: Barcroft Tv