Teen suffering from Rapunzel Syndrome has huge hairball removed from stomach
A 16 year old from Russia that suffers from a medical condition known as ‘Rapunzel Syndrome’ had to have an emergency surgery to remove a large hair ball from her…
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(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)A 16 year old from Russia that suffers from a medical condition known as 'Rapunzel Syndrome' had to have an emergency surgery to remove a large hair ball from her stomach.
This disorder causes people to ingest their own hair. The girl had been battling this disorder for over 10 years and accumulated half a kilo of hair inside her stomach. The hairball was so large it took up over 80% of her stomach and would have caused major medical issues.
