The turtle boy, Didier Montalvo, suffered from a huge black mole
which resembled a lot like a shell had a successful operation after
which he can live a normal life like other kids of his age.
The
birthmark had grown so large that there was chances of it becoming
malignant so the operation was somewhat urgent although the poor family
could not afford to have the operation.
The colombian boy aged
six belongs to a rural village and was suffering from a rare condition
Congenital Melanocytic Nevus.Some of the local people ostracised Didier
and his family because they feared dark forces were at work.
The
credit goes to the British surgeon,Mr Bulstrode who performed the
operation in Colombia.He flew especially from all the way to Britain to
the Colombian capital Bagota to help a team of surgeons remove Didier's
birthmark.The plastic surgeon was really kind of him to perform the
operation free of cost.
Explaining the severity and rare individuality of the case,Mr Bulstrode told:
'Didier’s was the worst case I had ever seen. Effectively three quarters of the circumference of his body was affected.
'Obviously
he has had to go through a number of painful operations, but we feel it
was worth it. It’s great to see the photos of how Didier is getting on
now. I’m really happy with how things have healed.'
The
cause of the rare condition is unknown but according to the experts
there is a change in the development of skin cells in the embryo
triggered by a gene mutation.
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