Dede, 35, a man who has gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet, eat a banana at Hasan Sadikin hospital in Bandung April 16, 2008. Dede can use his hands and feet after two months of treatment from a group of Indonesian doctors at Hasan Sadikin hospital in the capital of West Java province
An undated photo and made available 20 November 2007 by Discovery Channel shows Anthony Gaspari (L), a dermatologist from the University of Maryland examining Dede (R) dubbed "Tree Man" at his home in Cililin. An Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts growing on much of his body may be barred from travelling to the US to receive treatment, a report said 20 November 2007.
An undated photo and made available 20 November 2007 by Discovery Channel shows Anthony Gaspari (L), a dermatologist from the University of Maryland examining Dede (R) dubbed "Tree Man" at his home in Cililin. An Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts growing on much of his body may be barred from travelling to the US to receive treatment, a report said 20 November 2007
In this combination of pictures Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari (L) examines 32-year-old Dede's hands at hospital in Bandung on November 25, 2007 and (R) Dede dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts on his body is examined by a doctor after returning to Bandung on August 25, 2008, after doctors removed six kilograms (13.2 pounds) of the growths. An Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts on his body returned home Monday after doctors removed six kilograms (13.2 pounds) of the growths. Dede, a 37-year-old from rural West Java, was taken home from Bandung city after nine months of operations to remove the woody growths that had smothered his hands and feet, doctor Rahmat Winata said.
Dede, 36, a man who has gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet, sits in front of his house in Tanjung Jaya village on the outskirts of Bandung, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province December 19, 2008. After undergoing two months of treatment at a hospital in April, 95 percent of the warts on his body were removed but since moving home in September, the warts have re-grown on his hands and feet.
A paramedic checks on the hand of Dede, a man who has gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet, at Tanjung Jaya village, on the outskirts of Bandung, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province December 19, 2008. After undergoing two months of treatment at a hospital in April, the 36 year-old had 95 percent of the warts on his body removed but since moving home in September, the warts have re-grown on his hands and feet
Dede, a man who has gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet, looks at his hand in Tanjung Jaya village, on the outskirts of Bandung, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province December 19, 2008. After undergoing two months of treatment at a hospital in April, the 36 year-old had 95 percent of the warts on his body removed but since moving home in September, the warts have re-grown on his hands and feet
Dede, a man who has gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet, sits in front of his house in Tanjung Jaya village, on the outskirts of Bandung, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province December 19, 2008. After undergoing two months of treatment at a hospital in April, the 36 year-old had 95 percent of the warts on his body removed but since moving home in September, the warts have re-grown on his hands and feet.
