Wolf people, victims of hypertrichosis, underwent laser hair removal
Hypertrichosis is a rare disorder characterized by excessive hair growth on abnormal areas of the skin. Mostly, this disease occurs in women, but it also occurs in men. The first known case of hypertrichosis was recorded in the Gonsalvus family, who lived in France at the end of the 16th century.
In this issue you will see a family from Nepal - a mother and her three children suffering from this "werewolf syndrome". They decided to resort to laser hair removal, and this is what came of it ...
1. Devi Budhatoki is a 38-year-old woman from Nepal.
2. Her 7-year-old daughter Mandira Budhatoki.
3. Son - 12-year-old Nirai Budhatoki.
4. And the eldest daughter - 14-year-old Manyura Budhatoki.
5. Since the Middle Ages, only 50 cases of hypertrichosis have been reported, and only 34 of them have been adequately described.
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8. This family left a remote village in northern Nepal for Kathmandu to take a course in laser hair removal. In the photo: the doctor checks Devi's blood pressure before starting the operation.
9. The father of the children - 65-year-old Nara Bahadur Budhatoki (left) - does not suffer from hypertrichosis.
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12. Devi and her two older children, Manyura and Nirai, underwent laser facial hair removal. In the photo: 12-year-old Nirai during surgery.
13. The nurse shaves Devi before starting the procedure.
14. “I’m not worried about myself,” says Devi, “but about my children, because they are laughed at at school.”
15. Nirai (on the mountain on the left) with his classmates.
16. Nirai and his sister Mandira do their homework.
17. “My son told his friends that he would be back with a new face and they couldn’t tease him anymore.”
18. “My children have not stopped talking about a new life since we received confirmation that we would be admitted to the hospital.”
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20. Devi looks at the shaved face of her daughter Mandira.
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22. Devi before and after laser hair removal.
23. Manyura before and after laser hair removal.
24. Nirai before and after the procedure.
25. Devi and her children are happy with new faces.
Keywords: Hypertrichosis | Nepal | Then and now | Hair removal