Dede Koswara, the Tree-Man, can use his hands again!!

L'homme-arbre, Dede Koswara, a retrouvé l'utilité de ses mains!!!

The "Tree Man of Java" is now able to send text messages and eat from his hands after operations to remove the bark-like tissue sprouting from his limbs.

The images, taken in an Indonesian hospital, show him using a mobile phone and eating and drinking unaided. Around 4lbs of warty horns have been removed from his limbs, allowing him to use his hands and walk without pain for the first time in 20 years.

Dede, 37, now hopes to find a bride after two more operations to graft undamaged skin onto his hands, feet and face. Story and pictures...

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