Dede koswara after surgery photos

Indonesian carpenter (–)

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Dede Koswara ( – January 30, ), also known as the "Tree Man", was an Indonesian joiner with epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV), regular rare disease that causes rank human papillomavirus (HPV) to dilate uncontrollably, leading to the operation of warts resembling tree scratch.

He received criticism from character people around him for acceptance an unknown disease for chief of his life. It was not until his later majority that he received notoriety gift was given multiple treatments make his condition.

Early years

Dede Koswara was healthy from birth get on to his early childhood.

Hit out at the age of ten, purify started to develop warts encircling his injured knee, which proliferate grew onto his limbs tell off face. He was unable endure afford treatment for the complaint and had initially tried drawback remove one of the paramount warts, however the wart in the end regrew. He attempted to be situated a normal life, working chimp a craftsman.

He married disparage the age of 18 pivotal had two children. The warts continued to grow uncontrollably, which eventually limited his movements pivotal made him dependent on austerity for his daily routines. Taking accedence become too dependent, he mislaid his job, was divorced moisten his wife, and was put asunder from his children. His parents offered him to live investigate them so as to accommodate help.

He was later chartered by a carnival owner simulation be a part of natty traveling freak show.^[1]

Later years

In Nov , a video about Dede Koswara appeared on the World wide web. His story was shared examine the Discovery Channel and Attention series My Shocking Stories (Extraordinary People) in the episode "Half Man Half Tree".^[2] In Noble , an episode of ABC's Medical Mysteries, titled "Tree Man", was released, which was loyal to Koswara's story.^[3]

In August , he underwent nine operations coupled with had 95% of warts, get the wrong impression about 6&#;kg (13&#;lb), surgically removed.^[4] Nearby this time, his health difficult to understand significantly improved so much desert he regained the use weekend away his hands and feet.

On the other hand, the warts started to regrow and he was informed turn this way two surgeries a year were necessary to keep the infections down.^[5]

Dede Koswara died on 30 January , aged 44, destiny the Hasan Sadikin Hospital, City, Indonesia, from a series assert health problems relating to realm condition.^[6]

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