Alert reader Josh Johnson sent this one to me. He said it's "not for the faint of heart," and I agree. But it's also really, really cool. Dede Koswara is a young man living in Indonesia. Dede has a unique skin condition that has caused growths to protrude from his hands, feet, and face that are so severe that the people in his village call him "Tree Man." An American doctor recently visited Dede, made a diagnosis, and did further research. This Daily Distraction is an article about the results of Dede's recent operation.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=282147 

For more background information, the Discovery Channel has some interesting video:

http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/myshockingstory/halfman/index.shtml