Mr. Elastic: a man with the stretched skin in the world (PHOTO)

Briton Gary Turner can rightfully take pride of place in the Guinness Book of Records. He is the most flexible and stretchable skin in the world.

Gary suffers from Ehlers Danlos syndrome, Also known as giperelastichnost skin. Indeed, his skin can be stretched to such an extent that it can make a table out of the stomach, or to pull the skin from the neck to the mouth. 41-year-old, it did not seem complex because of these characteristics of the organism. He even they glad because elastic skin makes it unique and famous.

In most cases Ehlers-Danlos syndrome   loosens joints and blood vessels of the victims, hitting one person for every 10 thousand. But the case of Gary Turner is very rare. Such elasticity is amazement and genuine interest doctors.

"If you look at your skin under a microscope, you'll see her round, tightly welded together cells - said Harry. - But in my skin cells are more" fragmented ", and they are not combined with each other. Metaphorically speaking, I'm done how badly woven basket, which is falling apart. "

According to Turner, his skin twice thinner than usual. And while it's hard to believe she did the thickness of the paper sheet. These characteristics of the organism Gary noticed three or four years. Uncle boys gladly showed characteristics of the child to their friends.

Later, Gary became a member of the troupe "circus of horrors", and currently serves in the company under the name of "The Royal Family of strange people" in London.

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