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Manbodh Bagh, a 31-year-old, gets a new lease of life after undergoing 16 different surgical procedures over six months to get rid of the massive facial tumor, weighing more than 8kgs.

The surgery was performed by a team of doctors at Bengaluru’s Aster CMI, who successfully removed this humongous tumor and gave respite to Manbodh who was suffering from a rare condition called plexiform neurofibroma, a benign tumor of peripheral nerves since childhood.

As a result of this condition, he developed a tumor on his face, and it grew as he aged and was a bulky mass drooping from the right side of his face.

Earlier, at a major hospital in Odisha, Manbodh’s case was reviewed; surgery was attempted and was later abandoned due to uncontrolled bleeding.

The Newslions Media Network Pvt. Ltd. facilitated the treatment along with Milaap through a crowdfunding effort to provide Manbodh this life-changing surgery of multiple sittings.

After this, he visited Aster CMI Hospital in Bangalore for treatment where his condition was analysed carefully, and his case was subsequently accepted.

Talking about the complications in Manbodh’s surgery, the Lead Consultant - Neurosurgery & Chief of Neurosciences of Aster CMI Hospital, Dr. Ravi Gopal Varma, said, “Manbodh came to us with a prodigious tumor extending from his head till the neck. After undergoing unsuccessful debulking surgeries, his tumor was deemed inoperable. His CT scan also showed his facial bones were destroyed by the tumor.”

“The tumor involved his part of the forehead, orbit, maxilla, Zygoma, and half of the lower jaw along with the involvement of the right temporomandibular joint. Since the tumor had destroyed his facial bones, the challenge was to restore it after the removal of the tumor. With his CT scans data, a 3D printed skull model of his face was made to assess the extent of the tumor and designed excision plan and reconstruction,” the Consultant - Craniomaxillofacial Surgery of Aster CMI Hospital, Dr. Sathish M S Vasishta said.