Pruthviraj Patil has suffered from hypertrichosis, a rare genetic condition also known as Werewolf Syndrome, since birth. He is believed to be one of only 50 people in the world with the condition.
Pruthviraj’s family have tried a range of treatments – including homeopathy, traditional Indian Ayurvedic remedies and more recently laser surgery – but none has proved successful.
Now he has appealed to doctors to help him find a permanent cure.
I would like to get the hair removed but even after laser treatment it grows back. The doctors don’t have any answers,” he said.
The thick matted hair that covers Pruthviraj’s face has caused him to be stared at and bullied throughout his childhood, and he rarely leaves his home village in India because of the cruelty of strangers.
“It is difficult when I venture outside of my hometown or where people don’t know me,” he said. Read the Rest Of THe Article
