Doctors remove at surgery about 18 centimeters long tail

18-centimeter tail removed from the back of a young man
According to media reports, doctors in India have removed a six-inch tail from the back of a young man. The excrescence has joked the 18-year-old. In children born with a tail on the back, the outgrowth is usually corrected in the first few months.

18-centimeter tail grown on the back
Currently, a message from North India is making international headlines. In the city of Nagpur, an 18-year-old man had an 18-centimeter tail removed from his back. As reported by the British "Telegraph", the parents believed that the outgrowth was a "lucky charm". However, this made the teenager more and more pain, so he decided to have him removed.

In India, doctors have removed an 18-centimeter-long tail from an 18-year-old man who had grown up on his back. (Image: s_l / fotolia.com)

As a rule, the defect is treated early
According to the information, the operation at the Super Specialty Hospital (SSH) in Nagpur was successful. Dr. Pramod Giri told the Times of India (TOI): "Generally, the defect is detected very early because it is present from birth, and as it grows with age, it can not go undetected."

"But the parents and also the child kept him secret all these years." According to the physician, the defect is usually corrected within a few months of birth.

Patients are well again
He added, "As the size of the tail increased and a bone formed in it, it squeezed the boy's back. It was cosmetically and psychologically disturbing for him. "According to the doctor, such cases are extremely rare, the current should be discussed in a medical journal, because it was apparently" the longest tail ", which was previously registered.

According to the clinic, the teenager is fine. He could now sleep on his back, about which he was "very happy". (Ad)