Meet Man Whose Right Foot Is Double Size Of His Left One

Liu Huizhang’s foot has swelled to a huge UK shoe size 29 because of a condition known as gigantism

Liu Huichang’s right foot currently measures 43cm long and is 14cm thick. When he was young, his parents refused doctors’ suggestions of amputating his leg and desperately tried to stop his foot growing by tightly binding the limb. But nothing has helped. As Liu’s right foot is double the size of his left one, he has struggled to walk properly for many years.

The 21-year-old is pictured before the first of three operations that he hopes will sucessfully reduce its size

He also suffers from flatfoot and joint problems amongst many other medical issues. Liu has already undergone the first of three surgeries which he believes will help him lead a normal life. He said: “I have worn off about 20 shoes in the last 16 years. Eventually my teacher helped and I finally landed on a job in a packaging factory. If my foot gets better, I will definitely go and play basketball and wear some shoes from the high streets.”

Liu hopes that after the operation his right foot will be a normal size – but it might not match his left foot

Liu decided to have the operations not only for himself but for his grandmotherwho has been making him gigantic shoes since he was five years old. The 70-year-old uses canvases and needles to stitch the shoes after a laborious day working on a farm, and has continued to help her grandson even after her eyesight deteriorates.