Woman Has Surgery on Giant 110-Pound Legs
foxnews.com     Jul 17, 2008            

Wang Cheng sits with her mother in their home in Xuzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, June 12, 2007. Wang Cheng sits with her mother in their home in Xuzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, June 12, 2007. A Chinese woman who long-suffered with elephantiasis of the legs says she is looking forward to wearing skirts and trousers after having life-changing surgery to correct the painful condition, Agence France-Presse reported. Before the surgery, Wang Cheng, 24, who lives in the eastern Chinese province of Zhiangsu, had not left her house or worn pants since she was 6 years old because the condition caused her legs to deform and triple in size to 110 pounds. She underwent a free, 10-hour surgery in Taiwan last month to alleviate the swelling by cutting away lymphatic tissue. Her weight has dropped from 182 to 136 pounds since... [read full story]                    


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