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This list will tell you about ten unfortunate people suffering from severe deformities.

Some of them, with the help of modern medicine, were able to live more or less normal lives.

Some of the stories are tragic, others are hopeful. Here are ten shocking stories:

Human deformation

10. Rudy Santos

Octopus Man

Attached to Rudy's pelvis and abdomen another pair of arms and legs, belonged to his brother, whom Santos absorbed while in the womb. Also on his body there is an extra pair of nipples and an undeveloped head with ears and hair.

Rudy became a national celebrity during his freak show travels in the 1970s and 1980s. Then he earned about 20,000 pesos per day, being the main “attraction” of the show.

It was then that he received his stage name - "octopus". Rudy was likened to God, and women lined up just to stand next to him or take pictures with him.

Oddly enough, Rudy disappeared from screens in the late 1980s and eventually He has been living in poverty for over ten years now. In 2008, two doctors examined him to see if he could survive surgery to remove unnecessary body parts.

9. Manar Maged

Two-headed girl

Less than a year later, Manar herself died due to a brain infection, the development of which was provoked as a result of complications that arose after the operation.

Unusual people of the world

8. Minh Anh

Boy is a fish

Minh Anh is a Vietnamese orphan who was born with an unknown skin condition that causes his skin to peel off massively and form scales. His condition is expected to be was provoked by a special chemical (Agent Orange), which was used by the US military during the Vietnam War.

This condition is associated with constant overheating of the body, so it becomes extremely uncomfortable for a person to “wear” the skin without regular showering. The same orphans from the orphanage nicknamed him “fish”.

Previously, Minh was subjected to violence by staff and other children living in the orphanage. They tied him to the bed and did not allow the boy to go to the shower so that "remove" old skin.

When Minh was just a child, he met Brenda, a 79-year-old resident of the UK. Now she travels to Vietnam every year to see him. Over the years, the woman visited the boy and became his good friend.

Brenda helped improve the life of the boy in the orphanage in many ways. She convinced the staff not to restrain him when he had another seizure, and she also found him a friend to take the baby swimming every week, which is now Min's favorite pastime.

7. Joseph Merrick

Elephant Man

Probably the most famous person on this list is Joseph Merrick, the elephant man. Born in 1836, the Englishman became a London celebrity, and later gained fame all over the world.

He was born with Proteus syndrome, a condition that causes unusual tissue growth on the skin that causes the bones to become deformed and thicken.

Joseph's mother died when the boy was 11 years old, and his father abandoned him. So he left home as a teenager, then worked in Leicester and a little later became a showman. He was extremely popular and at the peak of his popularity he received his stage name: “the elephant man.”

Due to the size of his head, Joseph had to sleep sitting up. His head was so heavy that the man could not sleep lying down. One night in 1890, he tried to go to the kingdom of Morpheus "like all normal people," and dislocated his neck in the process.

The next morning he was found dead.

The most unusual people

6. Didier Montalvo

Boy - turtle

Didier was born in the Colombian countryside with a congenital melanocyte virus, which causes the birthmark to grow throughout the body at an incredibly fast pace.

As a result of this disease, the birthmark became so huge that covered Didier's entire back. Didier's peers nicknamed him "the turtle boy" because his incredibly large "mole" was very similar to a turtle's shell.

Apparently, Didier was conceived during an eclipse, because the locals considered him "the work of the devil." For this reason, he was not allowed to communicate with other children and was banned from attending the local school.

When British surgeon Neil Bulstrode learned of Didier's problem, he headed to Bogota, where operated on the child and completely removed the unfortunate “mole”.

When the operation was performed, the boy was barely six years old. It was a real success, because the specialists were able to remove the entire birthmark. After the operation, Didier was allowed to go to school and began to live a normal and happy life.

People with unusual appearance

5. Mandy Sellars

Mandy Sellars from Lancashire, UK, was diagnosed with the same diagnosis as Joseph Merick - Proteus syndrome. This resulted in Mandy's legs becoming incredibly huge, with a total weight of 95 kg and a diameter of 1 meter.

Her legs are so big that she orders herself specially equipped shoes that cost about $4,000. She also has a personalized car that she can drive without using her legs.

The tumor mass was completely removed after the first operation, the remaining three were aimed at facial reconstruction. The operations were successful, and a few weeks later, José was already on his way to Lisbon.

People with the most unusual disabilities

2. Dede Koswara

Man is a tree

Dede Koswara is an Indonesian man who has suffered from a fungal infection called epidermodysplasia verruciformis for most of his life. It causes the growth of large, tough fungal growths that look much like tree bark.

Over time, Dede became extremely uncomfortable using his limbs, they became so large and heavy. The fungus grows throughout the body, but manifests itself mainly on the arms and legs.

In 2008, Dede underwent a course of treatment in the United States, as a result of which 8 kg of warts were removed from his body. After this, skin grafts were done on the face and hands. Unfortunately, the operation failed to stop the growth of the fungus, so another surgical intervention was performed in 2011.

There is no cure for Dede's disease.

1. Alamjan Nematilaev

Fetal congestion is an extremely rare developmental anomaly that occurs once in 500,000 births. The reasons for this anomaly are unknown, but many scientists believe that it occurs in the early stages of pregnancy, when one embryo is literally “enveloped” by another.

In 2003, the school doctor noticed that the child's stomach was very swollen and sent him to the hospital. Doctors examined him and concluded that the patient had a cyst. The following week the boy was operated on and, to everyone's surprise, A child weighing two kilograms and 20 centimeters long was found in Alamyan’s stomach.

The doctor who performed the operation noted that the boy looked like he was six months pregnant. The boy's parents believe that the development of such an anomaly was provoked as a result of radiation after the Chernobyl disaster, but experts rejected this idea.

Alamyan fully recovered from the operation, but to this day he does not know that his twin was growing inside him.

What some people will not come up with in order to at least somehow outwardly differ from everyone else! Either they will dye their hair a poisonous green color, or they will make piercings in the most unimaginable places, or they will surprise passers-by with the most unusual modifications... Naturally, you need to respect the individuality of absolutely any person and accept him for who he is. But I would like to tell you a little about those people who are too different from everyone else and who bear the title “The Ugliest People on the Planet.”

1. Takes honorable first place Denis Anver, who is better known under the pseudonym "Hunting Cat". This man, at the age of 45, has already become the winner of the “Ugliest People” competition, because he really reminds us of a real unusual monster. His numerous body modifications: colored tattoos, pointed teeth, implants, numerous piercings in various places, ear surgery, sharp claws, a forked upper lip and a tiger tail, surprise all people who are generally far from people with a non-standard appearance.

2. I would like to give second place Eric Sprague, whom everyone doesn’t call “lizard man” for nothing. He is one of the very first people who decided to split his tongue, and judging by many stories, it was this man who introduced fashion and made this modification popular. Almost his entire body is covered with a single-colored green tattoo, and his teeth are sharply sharpened. I would even like to scare you a little, because Eric has flint implants with which he can easily gore you.

3. I would like to present a bronze medal Kale Kawaii, who decided to advertise his salon in Hawaii in a very unconventional way. The man covered his body with tattoos by as much as 75%. Well, what can I say, a cut tongue combined with silicone implants, horns and a bunch of piercings really is a kind of self-promotion, because such a non-standard look attracts whole crowds of potential clients.

4. And here is the first woman on our list - Elaine Davidson. This native of Brazil loves to show off her tattoos (and she has as many as 2,500 of them) and extensive piercings. What can I say, because on her face alone you can count about three kilograms of excess weight - and this is no longer a joke! At the moment, Elaine lives in Edinburgh and says that she really wants to return to her homeland, but is stopped by the fear that she might not be greeted very joyfully, and indeed might be beaten for such a non-standard appearance.

5. I would like to mention one more representative of the fairer sex on our list - Julia Gnuse. This sweet woman was born with a terrible disease - porpheria, which causes blisters on the skin when exposed to sunlight, which often transform into scars. It was in order to somehow cover up these scars that Julia decided to hide them with numerous tattoos. After a decade, she is considered the most tattooed woman in the world, proudly bearing the nickname “the painting woman.”

6. But I would like to proudly give away sixth place Rick Genest. Why with pride? Yes, because despite the tattoos, for which the guy received the nickname “skeleton” (they completely repeat the human anatomy, thereby turning Rick into a real living skeleton), he is one of the most popular personalities on the entire Internet. After the sensational video of Lady Gaga, where Rick starred with the star and after advertising the foundation, the guy had entire fan clubs consisting of a huge crowd of female fans. At the moment, he is a sought-after model and one of the few who, despite his title, enjoys fame and uses it.

7. It is impossible not to mention Etienne Dumont- an extravagant literary critic who has long lived in Geneva. The man is covered from head to toe with a very complex tattoo, but that's not all! Under his skin, you can see silicone implants that give his head a “horned” appearance, and five-centimeter rings can be seen under his lower lip and in his ears. But in addition, the man always wears classic round glasses - it is because of them that Etienne seems to many to be the embodiment of a maniac from some mysterious literary story.

8. You can't forget about Tom Leppard, a 67-year-old man whose body is 99% covered in tattoos. He spends his measured life for his own pleasure - enjoying books, lonely walks in the forest (though they are on all fours), avoiding the haste of modern society. Even among other people with non-standard appearance, Tom stands out for his extraordinaryness and non-standard behavior.

You shouldn’t think that these are all people who are capable of surprising the most ordinary passerby with their appearance, far from it. On the streets you can increasingly see bright girls who prefer tons of piercings, bright hair color and unusual clothes. Non-standard appearance is already a given, and on the one hand this is even good, because all people are diverse and show their individuality exactly the way they want. Therefore, you should be tolerant of any unusual manifestations, even in the appearance of another person.

Photos of the ugliest people in the world

There are a huge number of different diseases in the world. But sometimes it’s an ordinary runny nose that goes away in a couple of days, sometimes it’s an illness that requires surgery. In our review, 10 diseases that not only slowly kill, but also terribly disfigure a person.

1. Necrosis of the jaw

Fortunately, this disease disappeared a long time ago. In the 1800s, workers in match factories were exposed to huge amounts of white phosphorus, a toxic substance that eventually led to terrible jaw pain. Eventually the entire jaw cavity would fill with pus and simply rot. At the same time, the jaw spread a miasma of decay and even glowed in the dark from an excess of phosphorus. If it was not removed surgically, the phosphorus would spread further to all organs of the body, leading to death.

2. Proteus syndrome

Proteus syndrome is one of the rarest diseases in the world. There are only about 200 cases reported worldwide. O This is a congenital disorder that causes excessive growth of various parts of the body. Asymmetrical growth of bones and skin often affects the skull and limbs, especially the legs. There is a theory that Joseph Merrick, the so-called "Elephant Man", suffers from Proteus syndrome, although DNA tests have not proven this.

3. Acromegaly

Acromegaly occurs when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone. As a rule, the pituitary gland is previously affected by a benign tumor. The development of the disease leads to the fact that victims begin to grow to completely disproportionate sizes. In addition to their enormous size, victims of acromegaly also have a prominent forehead and very sparsely set teeth. Probably the most famous person suffering from acromegaly was Andre the Giant, who grew to 220 centimeters and weighed more than 225 kg. If this disease is not treated in time, the body will grow to such a size that the heart cannot cope with the load, and the patient dies. Andre died of heart disease at the age of forty-six.

4. Leprosy

Leprosy is one of the most terrible diseases, which is caused by bacteria that destroy the skin. It manifests itself slowly: first, ulcers appear on the skin, which gradually expand until the patient begins to rot. The disease usually most severely affects the face, arms, legs and genitals. Although victims of leprosy do not lose entire limbs, victims often have their fingers, toes, and nose rot and fall off, leaving a nightmarish ragged hole in the middle of their face. Lepers have been cast out of society for centuries, and even today there are "leper colonies."

5. Smallpox

Another ancient disease is smallpox. It is even found on Egyptian mummies. It is believed that she was defeated in 1979. Two weeks after contracting the disease, the body becomes covered in a painful, bloody rash and pimples. After a few days, if the person survives, the pimples dry out, leaving behind terrible scars. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln suffered from smallpox, as well as Joseph Stalin, who was especially embarrassed by smallpox on his face and ordered his photographs to be retouched.

6. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis

A very rare skin disease, epidermodysplasia verruciformis, is characterized by a person’s susceptibility to the papilloma virus, which causes rapid growth of scattered warts throughout the body. The world first heard about the terrible disease in 2007, when Dede Kosvar was diagnosed with the disease. Since then, the patient has undergone several operations, during which several kilograms of warts and papillomas were removed from him. Unfortunately, the disease progresses very quickly and Dede will require at least two surgeries a year to maintain a relatively normal appearance.

7. Porphyria

Porphyria disease is an inherited genetic disorder that results in the accumulation of porphyrins (organic compounds that have various functions in the body, including producing red blood cells). Porphyria primarily attacks the liver and can lead to all sorts of mental health problems. Sufferers of this skin condition should avoid exposure to sunlight, which causes swelling and blisters on the skin. It is believed that the appearance of people with porphyria gave rise to legends about vampires and werewolves.

8. Cutaneous leishmaniasis

9. Elephant disease

10. Necrotizing fasciitis

Minor cuts and abrasions are a part of everyone's life, and they usually cause minimal inconvenience. But if flesh-eating bacteria gets into the wound, even a small cut can become life-threatening in a matter of hours. The bacteria actually “eat” the flesh and release toxins that destroy the soft tissue. The only way to treat the infection is with massive amounts of antibiotics, but even then, all of the affected flesh must be cut out to stop the fasciitis from spreading. Surgeries also often involve amputation of limbs and other obvious mutilations. But even with medical attention, necrotizing fasciitis is fatal in 30-40% of all cases.

While scientists are looking for cures for terrible diseases, ordinary people can only get their fill.

In the late 1880s, a new phenomenon emerged that aroused the admiration and sympathy of Victorian society for people who had genetic abnormalities. Photographer Charles Eisenmann saw a great opportunity in this hobby and began photographing Freak Show people dressed as if they were from Victorian society. Eisenmann continued to work on his archive throughout the 1870s and 80s.

"Gnome Fatty" Sophia Schultz was a regular at the studio. During the 1880s, she began to grow facial hair, which was made even thicker through retouching.

Born with a beautiful face and giant legs, Fanny Mills had a dowry of $5,000 in cash and a “prosperous farm” in Ohio from her father, but could not find a man willing to marry her.

The four-legged Myrtle Corbin gave birth to 2 and 3 children, respectively, using two separate functional reproductive organs.

In the 19th century, physical deformity was often not only a curse, but a way to become rich and famous. Many of the Freak Show participants received good salaries and lived happy lives with their families.

"Russian Dog Boy", who participated in many productions of the "Beauty and the Beast" theme, was one of the most successful and popular participants in such shows and his portraits sold like hot cakes.

Charles Eisenmann paid great attention to backgrounds, lighting, props and costumes to create evocative, atmospheric portraits. Today, about seven hundred similar works by the photographer have been preserved in private and museum collections. Among other works, there is also a portrait of the famous Barnum.

1. Hilton Sisters
Violet and Daisy Hilton

These sisters are Siamese twins. They shared a common circulatory and nervous system. This meant that they experienced one pain between them. The sisters were sold into slavery by their midwife mother, who greedily took advantage of their misfortune. They sang, danced, played various instruments in the circus. Their slave owner took all their income and forbade them to communicate with anyone. In the end, one lawyer helped them escape the shackles, and even bought back all the money they earned. The sisters continued to work in show business and at the peak of their careers earned $5,000.

2. Wild men from Borneo

These "wild men" were actually doppelgängers, mentally retarded dwarfs who had no hope of employment other than to entertain circus audiences. At the age of 26, they were purchased from their natural mother by a man named Lyman Warner. They were taught acrobatics and dances, with which they performed in front of the audience. Enslaved by the Warner family, they continued to bring wealth to the family for fifty years.

3. Woman doll
Lucia Zarate

Lucia was born in Mexico in 1864. She weighed 8 ounces and was 7 inches tall. She weighed less than a kitten. To this day she is the smallest woman on Earth. Arriving in the United States at the age of 12, she was the highest paid midget at the time ($20 per hour). Unfortunately, she died at the age of 26 on a train.

4. Texas Giant
Jack Earl

Al had a condition called acromegaly. Jack Earle performed in the circus with famous circus performers. He also starred in films such as Jack and the Bean Tree (guess who?). Despite the fact that it was difficult for freaks to find work, Earl showed everyone that you can use your extraordinary appearance in any profession. He was a salesman for a wine company and later became their PR representative. He also sculpted, painted, and wrote poetry (his book Long Shadows was published in 1950).

5. "The Hunchback"

Quasimodo is not a fictional character. The eponymous Hunchback of Notre Dame in Victor Hugo's story actually lived in Notre Dame. One British researcher found fragments of a memoir that told of a “hunchbacked stone carver” who worked at Hugo Cathedral. It is not difficult to understand why he was given the nickname "Le Bossu" - the Hunchback.

6. The woman with the face of a mule
Grace McDaniels

This woman was born with a facial deformity that made many people uncomfortable looking at her. She was declared "the ugliest woman in the world." This is also a kind of achievement. Despite her appearance, she was a very good person. Grace got married and had a child who did not inherit her facial features, but he became a drunkard and a social outcast.

7. Jo-Jo, the boy with the dog face
Fedor Evtishchev

The boy, like his father, suffered from a rare disease - hypertrichosis. His father lived alone in the forest, away from people, so as not to listen to their ridicule. To earn money, he performed in the circus. After Fedor was born, they began touring together. Soon his father died, and the boy performed for a long time in shows organized by the famous American entrepreneur F. T. Barnum. Like a trained dog, Fedor could bark and growl on command, but he was not a dog. He could speak English, Russian and German.

8. Julia Pastrana

This girl suffered from hypertrichosis - her face and body were covered with black, coarse hair. Outwardly, Julia resembled a gorilla. Her height was a little more than 137 cm. Despite her deformity, Pastrana danced well and was very kind and welcoming. She had a husband, Theodore, who bought her and taught her everything she surprised people with in the circus. Soon, Julia gave birth to a child who lived only 3 days, and she herself died 5 days after this event. Theodore mummified the corpses of his wife and child, and later their bodies were displayed in various Panic Rooms.

9. Schlitzi
Simon Metz


Schlitzi was very popular in the circus. He was a microcephalic - a man with a small skull and a small brain. His child's head sat incongruously on the shoulders of an adult. His brain was about 3 years old, yet he sang and danced like a 10 year old. Already physically an adult, he starred in the film “Freaks” (1932), then “Island of Lost Souls” (1933). After his death, Schlitzi became a true legend.

10. Caterpillar Man
Prince Randian


Prince Randian was an amazing man - he wore sleeveless clothes and no socks. He had only a head and a torso and looked like he was paralyzed, although he could light a cigarette with just his mouth. He had a wife, with whose help he learned to move. He became famous in 1932 after a cameo role in Tod Browning's film Freaks. Prince Randian lived to be 63 years old.