Looks like he comes from a very poor area and might not have been able to.
He went to the nearest hospital. It was closed.
He had eight children, very little money, and no realistic way to keep travelling in search of care for what looked like superficial wounds. So he made the decision almost anyone would have made in his position: he let them heal on their own.
Also sounds like there might have been some depression affecting his rational thinking.
Leon's grew from the jawline downward until it hung below his chin. He described the problem in practical terms rather than cosmetic ones: there were tasks on the farm he could no longer do, and using a chainsaw had become impossible because the mass was in the way. He also spoke about the isolation, saying that few people had any sympathy left, and that he had stopped feeling he was living his life and was instead only getting through it.
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u/blackfridaydude 8h ago
He had a motorcycle accident 15 years ago which left him with a mass of scar tissue, creating a keloid tumor that grew heavier every day.