Xia Yuanhai is popular in his village due to his appearance of having a big head and deformed face. The 53-year-old lives in Laotu village in southwestern Chinese municipality of Chongqing.
His appearance was normal when he was a teenager but it changed due to the development of hyperplasia, which results in the enlargement of an organ or tissue due to an increase in the reproduction rate of cells.
He is now pleading for funding for plastic surgery to help his younger sibling with a deformity which has enlarged his face giving him alien-like features.
This changed the shape of his face and head and according to his 66-year-old brother Xia Yuanchang, his younger sibling did not get enough attention from his parents.
He did not receive any medical treatment and years later the hyperplasia deformed his face, crushing his teach and nearly disabling his hearing.
China's 'Elephant Man' who is desperate for help to treat his 'alien face'
His appearance was normal when he was a teenager but it changed due to the development of hyperplasia, which results in the enlargement of an organ or tissue due to an increase in the reproduction rate of cells.
He is now pleading for funding for plastic surgery to help his younger sibling with a deformity which has enlarged his face giving him alien-like features.
This changed the shape of his face and head and according to his 66-year-old brother Xia Yuanchang, his younger sibling did not get enough attention from his parents.
He did not receive any medical treatment and years later the hyperplasia deformed his face, crushing his teach and nearly disabling his hearing.
China's 'Elephant Man' who is desperate for help to treat his 'alien face'
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