The 49-year-old man from Kgapane had cysts on his face which prevented him from living his life to the fullest. He was fortunate enough to meet Dr Ephraim Kgoete who offered to remove the growths on his face free of charge. “I met Thomas at a medical fitness assessment centre where Thomas was temporarily working. “When we greeted each other, I could see that there was something behind his mask and I asked him to take it off.

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“He had a big cyst to the side of his face with a few smaller ones around it. “I asked him why he haven’t had them removed. He said he’s been on a hospital waiting list for years and he could not afford to pay for the procedure himself. “I decided to help him as I understood his financial challenges. He didn’t have a stable income and he was a family man,” explained Dr Kgoete.

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The good Samaritan told the Herald that it was painful to learn that Mogale had lived with the condition for the past 20 years of his life. He was laughed at by children and called names such as “ugly man”. Mogale told the Herald that his life has drastically changed for the better. “I will be forever grateful and indebted to the doctor and may God bless him,” an overjoyed Mogale said.

Although the medical practitioner had studied how to remove cysts at medical school and during his internship, he had not done it before. An operation of this kind ranges from R6000 to R8000, depending on the severity of the condition. Dr Kgoete currently runs a mobile medical service in Tzaneen and also has a surgery in Moretjie village called Khayalami Medical Solutions. For more information on the procedure, call 065 924 1723.