‘Tree Man’ undergoes second surgery
Abul Bajandar, who has been dubbed ‘Tree Man’ for massive bark-like warts on his hands and feet, underwent second surgery on his right hand at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday.
A six-member medical board, led by head of the DMCH’s burn and plastic surgery unit Prof Abul Kalam, conducted the operation from 12:15pm to 2:30pm.
After the surgery, Abul Kalam told newsmen that they are taking time to remove Bajandar’s warts. As many as 13 to 15 surgeries more are required to cure him, he added saying that condition of the ‘Tree Man’ is now better than before.
Earlier on 20 February, Bajandar underwent a successful surgery on all five fingers of his right hand separately without any complications.
The ‘Tree Man’ Abul Bajandar is the fourth such patient in the world to be suffering from a rare epidermodysplasia verruciformis disease for the last 15 years.
The massive warts first started appearing when he was a teenager but began spreading rapidly four years ago.
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