A grandad who describes his nose as the ‘size of a plum’ has heartbreakingly opened up about feeling ‘trapped’ inside and even too ’embarrassed’ to see his family.
After living as a ‘hermit,’ John is hopeful Dr Pimple Popper might help him regain his confidence.
The TLC reality show follows people from all across America who come to dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon Dr Sandra Lee for assistance with their’spots,’ whether it’s masses developing on their body or squeezing blackheads.
There’s nothing Dr Lee hasn’t seen, from a ‘third breast’ beneath an armpit to a guy with 400 tumours all over his body, but a tragic promo for an upcoming episode depicts a very unique situation.
‘I have a nose the size of a plum,’ John begins, admitting that the first ‘big changes’ he noticed where in 2000.
He continues: ‘In the last 30 years, my nose has grown twice as wide and longer.
‘It feels kind of like snakeskin, and there’s scars, it’s rough.’
John subsequently acknowledges, heartbreakingly, that his nose has contributed to his despair, stating that he has been unable to leave his residence.
He tells a doctor: ‘Well when you sit at home, and have nothing going on, you don’t go out, all you do is sit, you get depressed.’
John continues to the camera: ‘To have this problem for 20 years is terrible.
‘I’m trapped, I don’t get out. I don’t associate with people.
‘I’m a hermit backed up in the house.’
He adds, sobbing, that he hasn’t been able to see or see his family due of his nose.
‘I don’t go to Christmas, birthdays, my little great-granddaughter, she’ll look at you and say, “Is that your nose?”
‘It’s embarrassing.’
Dr Pimple Popper airs on TLC in America.
