The Man With No Face - Jose Mestre

My Shocking Story - The Man with no face was shown on Singapore Channel 24 Arts Central.

51 year-old Jose Mestre, from Lisbon, Portugal, has been losing his face to a massive growth, distorting it out of recognition for the past 35 years.

The tumour on Jose Mestre’s face is a vascular malformation, a collection of blood vessels that have expanded, producing a raised red area on the skin. It’s now about 33cm long and weighs around 3kg.

Surrounded by a loving family, it seems incredible that he has not been treated and his face was allowed to grow so big as he is a Jehovah’s Witness and his religion denies him to have blood transfusions.

Jose Mestre went on a trip to London to seek medical advice for one last chance to stop his face from suffocating him. He will go through a series of tests, consultations, and meet other patients with a similar affliction.

Doctors from London assured Jose Mestre that surgery can be carried out without blood transfusion. He finally agrees to the surgery, much to the delight of his sister.

Jose Mestre’s dream is to live a long and normal life.

I hope his dream will be fulfill. God Bless Jose Mestre.

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