Elephantiasis. Messes up your lymphatic vessels thoroughly and reconstructive surgery is a major headache, both in terms of cost as well as complexity.
Be informed, too, that it can affect any body organ with extensive lymph vessel network, principally the scrotum, legs as well as female breasts.
According to story on CNN, the surgery was done. Dude is scheduled for final surgery to get rid of excess skin soon. And that doc did the surgery for free.
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.