"Big Face" syndrome

[tigress85]

I know i have seen documentaries on the subject and now can't let this one go. What is the scientific name for the condition seen in people with overly large faces? I think it's some kind of genetic disorder or hormonal imbalance.

[tigress85]

wait... i have it, proteus syndrome

[tamborine]

maybe 'moon' face where the eyes bulge......some have it due to prescribed drugs.

[dundurn]

There is also acromegaly which is caused by some form of pituitary disorder.

[4getmenot]

you mean cheribsm?

[Sqad]

Tigress, evidence suggests that the "Elephant Man" had Proteus Syndrome.

[daffy654]

I was also thinking Cherubism 4get. There was a young woman featured in a documentary that had the condition.
http://www.nhs.uk/vid.../Pages/Cherubism.aspx

[smudge]

I watched that documentary too daffy. It's amazing what some people have to endure.

[wildwood]

I have so much admiration for these people with visual irregularities, as they have mostly adopted a healthy attitude to their conditon which needs a lot of courage in the beginning.

People (and children especially) will stare for which they can't be faulted, but it must be trying for those afflicted. .

[sara3]

I thought cherubism too.

[rojash]

I believe the correct term is "Lloyd-Webber Fizog"