An elderly woman who had simple surgery to remove a mole on her face now has a tumour twice the size of her head.
Teresita Briones, 79, visited her doctor five years ago to have the small blemish on her right cheek removed in what should have been a straight-forward procedure.
But she began to suffer complications within a few moths of the short operation in Iligan City, Philippines, and the area became painful.
Her jaw began to swell and by the end of 2012 a large bulge had started to appear under the skin which doctors told her would subside.
But the tumour continued to grow and after having it checked by medics they told her it was benign.
Teresita refuses to have an operation ‘in case she didn’t wake up after’ and chose instead to spend her money on food.
