A VIDEO shows the incredible transformation of a man who had a giant tumour that leaked foul-smelling pus and blood removed from the back of his head. Arlin, from Murrieta, California, lived with the melon-sized tumour for over a decade, with growing, seeping mass leaving him feeling "like a monster". Now 33, he stopped attending school as teenager and cut ties with friends to escape the merciless bullying.
Arlin sunk into depression and retreated further from the world as the lump began to leak blood and pus and emit a smell so foul one of his nurses nearly fainted. Doctor after doctor told Arlin they couldn't remove the growth, but the 33-year-old was given a shot at a normal life when he met Dr Ryan Osborne. The head and neck surgeon was able to painstakingly remove the tumour from Arlin's scalp and cover the wound with a skin graft from his belly.
Appearing on a recent episode of TLC's Take My Tumor , Arlin said: "Having this bump on my head has been really hard for me. I feel like a monster." Arlin began sprouting "tiny bumps" on the back of his head when he was 15, due to a condition called hidradenitis suppurativa.
The painful, long-term condition causes boil-like lumps and scarring in areas close to sweat glands, such as the groin, bottom, breasts and armpits, as well as nape of the neck, waistband and inner thighs. Starting out as blackheads, spots filled with pus and firm pea-sized bumps, the lumps will either disappear or rupture and leak pus. If not treated, chann.
