Are you dissatisfied with your appearance? Just look at these people, and you will instantly forget about some non-existent flaws in your own body. Today we will talk about those who in modern society are called freaks.
1. The Ulas Family
In the province of Hatay, in Turkey, the Ulas family lives. Of its 19 members, five brothers and sisters move on all fours. Scientists came to the conclusion that they all suffer from a disability of a rare kind. They can not master the upright simply because they lack balance and stability. It is interesting that scientists still can not give an exact explanation of why this is happening. Professor Nicolas Humphrey notes that this is a vivid example of a strange violation of human development. Moreover, some scholars believe that the problem of the family is a proof that people can devolve, while others hold the opinion that poor people suffer from some kind of hereditary disease, for example, Yuner Tan syndrome or cerebellar hypoplasia.
2. The Aceves family
Still this Mexican family is called the most hairy in the world. All its members suffer from a rare disease - congenital hypertrichosis. People with this genetic mutation have an extra DNA fragment that affects neighboring genes responsible for hair growth. This pathology is manifested in the fact that not only the entire body, but also the face becomes hairy. In the family of Aceves, about 30 people - both women and men - suffer from this disease. It is difficult to imagine how much social abuse has fallen on the fate of these unfortunate people ...
3. Jose Mestre
The face of this poor fellow from Portugal "swallowed" a tumor, the weight of which reached 5 kg. Moreover, he lived with her for 40 years. And it all started with the fact that Mestre was born with vascular malformation, also called hemangioma. She grew up uncontrollably until she was 14 years old. Such tumors, as a rule, increase during puberty and distort all facial features. A simple meal was worth Jos's bleeding in the tongue and gums. The tumor literally absorbed his face and completely destroyed his left eye. To date, the man has transferred a number of operations. Until his face looks like it is covered with burns. But, despite this, Jose is beside himself with happiness, that he finally got rid of the ill-fated tumor.
4. Unknown with a horn
Often we joke about the fact that someone has grown horns there, but we do not even guess that there are people in the world who have actually grown up. It turns out that the cutaneous horn is a rare disease formed from horny cells. Today, the exact cause of the formation of the cutaneous horn is not named. To provoke the development of such a process can both internal (endocrine pathology, tumors, viral infection), and external (ultraviolet, trauma) factors. Fortunately, this can be removed by surgery.
5. Bree Walker
The American television presenter from Los Angeles lives with a congenital malformation called ectrodactyly ("pincer brush"). Vice is the underdevelopment of one or more fingers on hands or feet.
6. Javier Botheas
The personality of this young man can inspire many. He is the one who managed to turn his rare illness and unusual physique into a special effect, into what will bring him fame and financial independence. Being 2 m tall and weighing just over 50 kg - the Spanish actor Javier got a lot of extraterrestrial, horror roles. As early as 6 years, Botetu was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a rare genetic pathology accompanied by lengthening of fingers and extremities, as well as high growth combined with extreme leanness. Now he can be seen in the "Crimson Peak" (where he played ghosts), in "Mom" (Javier in the role of the main character), "Curse 2" (Gorbun) and many other films.
7. Heterosexual Byacathonda
This boy comes from an African village in Uganda. He suffers from a genetic disease - Cruson syndrome, which leads to abnormal fusion of the bones of the skull and face. In Cruson syndrome, the bones of the skull and face grow together too early, and the skull is then forced to grow in the direction of the remaining open sutures. This leads to an abnormal shape of the head, face and teeth. Usually this disease is treated for several months after birth, but the 13-year-old baby lived in isolation and it's still a miracle that he survived. To date, he is undergoing treatment. Basic operations have already been made, thanks to which the head of the guy has a familiar shape for all people.
8. Rudy Santos
Filipino Rudy Santos people call an octopus man. Science says that he suffers from a special form of parasitic craniopagus - a certain type of fusion of Siamese twins. Surprisingly, this is the oldest person in the world who lives with such a diagnosis. The spectacle is not for the faint-hearted, but from the abdomen of Rudi grows a pair of arms, legs, an underdeveloped head with hair and one ear. Do you think the Filipinos were not offered to get rid of the twin? In the 70's, he participated in a freak show, which he earned well and was popular. Moreover, he refused surgical intervention, explaining his decision by physically and mentally merged with his twin.
9. Harry Eastleck
In life, this man was nicknamed "a stone man." He suffered from ossifying fibrodysplasia, a very rare disease that is characterized by the transformation of connective tissue into bones. Истлек has died at the age of forty with superfluous years, before it bequeathed the skeleton to the Museum of medical history Мюттера (Philadelphia, the USA).
10. Paul Carason
In 2013, at the age of 62, Paul Karason, known to the whole world as a "blue man" or "Pope Smurf", died of a heart attack. And the cause of his rare disease was ... usual self-medication. An American at home tried to fight with dermatitis, which he treated for about 10 years with the help of colloidal silver. After 1999, drugs based on it were banned in the United States. It turns out that when silver is ingested, the probability of argyrosis, a disease characterized by irreversible pigmentation of the skin, is great. The blue skin prevented Carason from living, and he moved from state to state (he had to leave his native California largely because of the curious looks that locals and tourists threw at him), looked for doctors and understanding, went to a variety of talk shows, talked about himself, smoked a lot.
11. Dede Coswara
"Man-tree", Indonesian Dede Coswara suffered a rare disease - his immunity was not able to fight with the growth of warts. His hands and feet resembled the roots of trees, and all as a result of mutated papilloma virus, which science could not cope with. This virus is not contagious, but from Dede the wife left, taking away children, passers-by turned away. Despite the fact that at first the doctors cut off the growths on his body, over time they appeared again. As a result, in 2016, alone and with mental pain at the age of 42, Dede Coswar left this world.
12. Didier Montalvo
And this baby was previously called a turtle. Fortunately, in 2012, doctors rescued a 6-year-old boy from a terrible shell, which occupied 45% of his body. The Colombian child suffered a rare form of congenital disease called the melanocytic virus. Fortunately, the doctors removed the tumor in time, and it did not have time to become malignant.
13. Tessa Evans
Tessa suffers from aplasia - the congenital absence of any part of the body or organ, in this case - the nose. In addition to aplasia, the girl suffers from problems with the heart and eyes. At 11 weeks she had an operation to remove cataracts on the left eye, but the complications left her completely blind in one eye. To date, the baby is preparing for a series of operations for prosthetics of the nose, although it is already known in advance that she can not smell any more.
14. Dean Andrews
In appearance, this Briton can be given at least 50 years, but in reality he is only 20. He suffers from progeria. This is one of the rarest genetic defects, which leads to premature aging of the body. By the way, this disease was in the world-famous American motivational speaker Sam Burns, who died at the age of 17. Unfortunately, at the moment there is no effective treatment of the disease and patients affected by it die very quickly.
15. Unknown with the Tricer Collins Syndrome
As a result of this disease, craniofacial deformation is observed in patients. As a result, strabismus arises, the size of the mouth, chin and ears changes. Patients have problems with swallowing. Cases of hearing loss are common. In some cases, these defects can be corrected by plastic surgery.
16. Declan Heiton
Declan and his parents live in Lancaster, United Kingdom. This baby is diagnosed with Moebius syndrome. Until now, science has not been able to fully understand the causes of the development of the disease, and the possibilities of its treatment, unfortunately, are limited. People with such a rare congenital anomaly lack facial expression, which is explained by paralysis of the facial nerve.
17. Verne Troyer
This man has pituitary Nanism, in other words, dwarfism. His height is only 80 cm. But this did not prevent him from realizing in life, to reveal his creative potential. To date, Vern is acting in films, as well as a well-known stand-comic and stuntman. By the way, his fame was brought to the role in the film "Austin Powers: the spy who seduced me," where Verne Troyer played the role of Mini We, the clone of Dr. Evil.
18. Manar Maged
In the photo you can see Manar and her Siamese twin, a parasitic craniopagus. The girl has a rare anomaly of development - apparently, a twin's head has grown to the head of the baby, which has no trunk. The underdeveloped education on the girl's skull had eyes, nose and mouth, could move her lips and eyelids, however, according to doctors, she did not have consciousness. On February 19, 2005, the 10-month Manar successfully operated. By the way, the operation lasted 13 hours. Despite the fact that the Egyptian baby survived the surgery, she continued to suffer frequent infectious diseases, and not surviving a couple of days before her 2-year old, the girl died as a result of a serious brain infection.
19. Sultan Kesen
This man from Turkey is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest man in the world. Its height is 2 m 51 cm. It is associated with a pituitary tumor. This young man did not manage to finish high school. As a result, he works as a farmer, and moves exclusively on crutches. Since 2010, the Sultan is receiving radiotherapy in Virginia. Fortunately, the course of therapy was able to normalize the hormonal activity of the pituitary gland. The doctors managed to stop the constant growth of the Turk.
20. Joseph Merrick
Elephant man - that's the name of this man who lived in Victorian England. He lived only 27 years. Because of the deformed body, Merrick could not get a job. In addition, he had to run away from home for the reason that he was constantly humiliated by his stepmother. Soon, Joseph settled in the local circus to participate in the freak show (show freaks). For his 27 years, this young man has managed so much ... So, he was a gifted person. He wrote poetry, read a lot, visited theaters, collected a collection of wild flowers. With his left hand alone he collected from the paper models of the cathedrals, one of which is still kept in the Royal London Museum. He was taken to the care of surgeon Frederick Reeves, thanks to which Joseph got a room at the Royal London Hospital. In his memoirs, Dr. Reeves wrote:
"When I met this guy, I found him demented from birth, but later realized that he was aware of the tragedy of his own life. Moreover, he is intelligent, very sensitive and has a romantic imagination. "
Joseph Merrick suffered from a genetic disease called Proteus Syndrome, which causes unusual growth of the head, skin and bones. April 11, 1890, Joseph went to bed, his head resting on the pillow (because of the growths on his back, he always slept sitting). As a result, his heavy head bent his thin neck, and he died of asphyxia.
21. Unknown Chinese boy
Polydactyly - anatomical deviation, characteristic greater than normal, the number of fingers on the legs or arms. In addition, it can be not only in humans, but also in cats and dogs. And in the photo you see the hands and feet of a boy who was born with 5 extra fingers on his hands and 6 on his feet. Doctors were able to remove unnecessary fingers so that the child could live a full life and not feel like an outcast in society.
22. Mandy Sellars
The 43-year-old Briton, like the human elephant Joseph Merrick (point number 20), Proteus syndrome. During her life she suffered many operations, and she had to amputate one leg to her knee. Now her legs weigh 95 kg. The girl notes that she is proud of herself, because she managed to love her body, accept herself as she is. Moreover, Mandy is a great umnichka. Despite her illness, she graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
23. 27-year-old unknown Iranian
Did you know that there is a person on the Earth whose pupils are growing in hair? And the reason for that is a tumor. Fortunately, the doctors managed to cut it.
24. Min Anh
This Vietnamese boy is called a fish, and all because he was born with an unknown disease, as a result of which his skin constantly flakes and forms a kind of scales. That's why he takes a shower several times a day. And swimming is his favorite pastime. Doctors believe that the cause of the disease could become an "agent orange". This is the name of a mixture of defoliants and herbicides of artificial origin. It was used by the US military during the Vietnam War.