By Elizabeth Hunter

A man was left unable to kiss his wife after one of the "worst cases" of nose growth a clinic had ever seen.

Granddad Gerard McAliece, 68, had first started noticing changes to his nose six years ago - as it kept "growing and growing."

He was suffering from a severe case of Rhinophyma, a condition caused by the proliferation of sebaceous glands in the nose and underlying connective tissue - leading to severe swelling, redness, and lumps.

Tissue on Gerard's nose had expanded to such an extent that it was hanging down over his mouth and covering a large part of his face.

He had become self-conscious, nervous about his grandchildren being judged for his appearance and the growth had stopped him from being able to kiss his wife, Carol.

“It just kept growing and gr

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