Doctors in Moscow saved a patient whose throat grew hair.
According to the Ministry of Health, a 49-year-old man complained of a cough and a constant feeling as if something was preventing him from breathing and swallowing. It turned out that he had hair growing in his mouth.
In the past, the patient had a throat tumor removed in one of the regional hospitals. After the operation, he breathed temporarily through a tracheostomy (a special hole in the neck), then it was closed with a piece of his own skin. However, over time, hair follicles began to grow in it.
During the surgery the hair reached a length of 3-5 cm. The doctors removed a section of skin with bulbs and temporarily recreated a tracheostomy. The tube was then removed and the hole closed on its own.