Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff

[Honey]

Did no one else think Jenni Aniston at those chin pics? Just hideous, WHY????????????

[Kiwii]

OMG ! Why are the surgeons still doing work on them ?? This is not human !

[sweetrebel]

Originally Posted by Kiwii

OMG ! Why are the surgeons still doing work on them ?? This is not human !

That was my first thought. Why would a doctor agree to do that to someone? He needs to refer them to a psychiatrist first...
I wonder what they see when they look in the mirror? Obviously they aren't repulsed like we are, or they wouldn't keep doing it.

[angelais]

Good lord, that is just beyond words. They have some issues that need worked out and a circus to join...

[LaFolie]

Those freaks are French!!! They claim to have a disease which makes their bones grow...

[dangerous]

That is really FUCKING disturbing.




(Before?)

[dangerous]

[panda]

Aniston's long lost brothers!

[ManxMouse]

Originally Posted by LaFolie

Those freaks are French!!! They claim to have a disease which makes their bones grow...

So...could that possibly be true? If so, I feel bad for them and it's sort of sad that we all assume it's plastic surgery. If they're claiming to have a disease, they at least know that they DON'T look normal or good.

[dangerous]

Anyone know of the disease that would cause this to happen? Just curious.

[NicoleWasHere]

Paget's disease of bone is a condition that affects the normal biological processes of your bones. The disease is named after a mid-19th-century English surgeon, Sir James Paget, who also identified Paget's disease of the breast. Other than sharing his name, however, the two conditions are unrelated.

Even after you've reached your full height, your bones don't stop growing. Bone is living tissue engaged in a continual process of renewal. During this constant process called remodeling, old bone is removed and replaced by new bone. Paget's disease of bone disrupts this process. Early in the course of the disease, old bone starts breaking down faster than new bone can be built. Over time, your body responds by generating new bone at a faster than normal rate. This rapid remodeling produces bone that's softer and weaker than normal bone, which can lead to bone pain, deformities and fractures.


http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00485.html



Could this be it?

[RevellingInSane]

It looks as if they had a natural deformity occur and may have tried to lessen the aesthetic effects.

[sprynkles]

Well maybe, but why are their lips getting so darn big???

[bellini]

Is that the same disease that the kid had in that movie with Cher? I can't remember the name. His bones kept growing. Like the elephant man I guess.

[moomies]

How about this? This is the condition Elephant Man had.

Proteus syndrome is a congenital disorder that causes skin overgrowth and atypical bone development, often accompanied by tumors over half the body. Since Dr. Michael Cohen identified it in 1979,[1] only a few more than 200 cases have been confirmed worldwide, with estimates that about 120 people are currently alive with the condition.[2] There may be many more than this, but those individuals correctly diagnosed usually have the most obvious manifestations of Proteus syndrome, leaving them severely disfigured. Proteus syndrome is named after the Greek sea-god Proteus, who could change his shape.

This extremely rare condition would have remained obscure, were it not for the fact that Joseph Merrick — immortalized as the "Elephant Man" for a look imparted by his large facial tumours and the grayish hue of his overgrown skin — was lately diagnosed as having a particularly severe case of Proteus syndrome rather than, or in addition to, the neurofibromatosis that doctors once thought he had.[3] Oddly, Merrick's left arm and his genitals were entirely unaffected by the condition that grotesquely deformed every other portion of his body.

Proteus syndrome causes an overgrowth of skin, bones, muscles, fatty tissues, and blood and lymphatic vessels.
Proteus syndrome is a progressive condition, wherein children are usually born without any obvious deformities. As they age, tumours as well as skin and bone growths appear. The severity and locations of these various asymmetrical growths vary greatly but typically the skull, one or more limbs and soles of the feet will be affected. There is a risk of premature death in affected individuals due to deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism caused by the vessel malformations that are associated with this disorder. Further risks may occur due to the mass of extra tissue - Merrick himself died when the weight of his head dislocated his neck whilst asleep.
The disorder itself does not directly cause learning impairments: the distribution of intelligence among sufferers of Proteus syndrome mirrors that of the general population. However, the growths may cause secondary damage to the nervous system leading to cognitive disability. In addition, the presence of visible deformity may have a negative effect on the social experiences of the sufferer, causing cognitive and social deficits.

Proteus syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


There is a number of other bone disfigurement type of illnesses but I'd think that if anyone had such a thing, they would look far worse than these Bogdanoff brothers and the disfigurement wouldn't be contained on the face only, it would manifest in other parts of the body?

They just look like a bad case of PS, kinda like what that Wilderstein/Cat lady did to her face.