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Body Bizarre

This series introduces people with rare and mysterious medical conditions. Each episode covers several cases from around the world, features personal interviews and explains the science behind each condition.
201710 episodes
TV-14
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Episodes

  1. S3 E1 - My Leg Weighs 200 Pounds
    January 7, 2017
    43min
    TV-14
    A man with a 200-pound leg seeks a diagnosis, doctors work to save a man with a tumor twice the size of his head and a five-year-old boy born without a nose seeks medical treatment and an adoptive family.
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  2. S3 E2 - My Knees Bend Backward
    January 14, 2017
    43min
    TV-14
    A boy with an extra arm growing out of his back considers surgery, a woman whose knees bend backwards faces a series of complex operations and a tumor in a woman’s eye threatens her life.
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  3. S3 E3 - My Body is Covered With Tumors
    January 21, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    A man with branch-like growths covering his hands and feet seeks treatment, a woman's muscles are slowly turning to bone and a courageous 12-year-old girl finds a way to embrace her rare condition.
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  4. S3 E4 - Daughter Can't Stop Sleeping
    January 28, 2017
    43min
    TV-14
    A teenage girl sleeps for weeks at a time, a boy with a brain-crushing skull defies the odds and a unique couple faces a big challenge.
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  5. S3 E5 - My Extra-Large Head
    February 4, 2017
    43min
    TV-14
    Doctors try to diagnose a mystery condition that has deformed a man's head, a teenager's body is aging ten times faster than normal and a girl with a massive tumor in the middle of her face needs emergency care.
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  6. S3 E6 - My Daughter Stopped Growing
    February 11, 2017
    43min
    TV-14
    An eight-year-old with a rare form of dwarfism visits a specialist for answers, a young boy with a large mass on his skull needs life-saving surgery and a man is the only person in the world suffering from bone dysplasia.
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  7. S3 E7 - My Son Has Four Legs
    February 18, 2017
    43min
    TV-14
    A man born with extra legs finds out whether they can be surgically removed, doctors attempt to recreate a jaw for a young boy who was mauled by a hyena and a teenager faces her seventeenth facial surgery.
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  8. S3 E8 - My Deadly Face Tumor
    February 25, 2017
    43min
    TV-14
    A man with a life-threatening face tumor must conquer his fear of surgery, three young siblings can't stop eating and surgeons perform a groundbreaking surgery to separate conjoined twins.
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  9. S3 E9 - My Son Is a Giant
    March 4, 2017
    43min
    TV-14
    An eleven-year-old boy is still growing at 6-feet-9-inches tall, technology provides new opportunities for brothers born without toes and a teenager born with a severe skull deformity continues to defy the odds.
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  10. S3 E10 - My Skin Feels Like Scales
    March 11, 2017
    43min
    TV-14
    A teenager with a debilitating scale-like skin condition is desperate for relief, a woman struggles to cope with a tumor spreading across her head and a five-year-old with a rare condition defies the odds.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Starring
Peter Standring
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