José Mestre (born 1956) is a man known for having a ,
haemangioma
A hemangioma or haemangioma is a usually benign vascular tumor derived from blood vessel cell types. The most common form, seen in infants, is an infantile hemangioma, known colloquially as a "strawberry mark", most commonly presenting on the ski ...
tumor on his face.
[Fighting the curse of the face-eating tumour - Telegraph](_blank)
/ref> The tumor started forming on his lips when he was 14. Mestre had not received treatment for the tumor due to "years of medical misinformation, some misdiagnosis, lack of finances, and reluctance to undergo treatment due to religious beliefs."
A documentary titled "The Man with No Face", part of the television series ''My Shocking Story
''My Shocking Story'' is a documentary television series originally broadcast on Discovery Channel UK. It was broadcast by The Learning Channel in the United States, Discovery Channel Australia and Seven Network in Australia and Discovery Chan ...
'', aired on the Discovery Channel
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on 6 December 2007.McKay McKinnon
McKay McKinnon is an American physician specializing in plastic surgery. He works at Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California and the French-Vietnam Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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during the first procedure, with the following three operations necessary to reconstruct his face. He was expected to return to Portugal a few weeks after the final operation.12-lb. tumor removed from man's face
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References
External links
Jose Mestre – Man Without a Face
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People from Lisbon
Portuguese people with disabilities
1956 births
Living people