Mandira Budhathoki, 7, poses outside her home near Kathmandu in India. Credit: Navesh Chitrakar.
A family afflicted from a rare disease that causes excess hair growth have been receiving laser treatment near their home in rural Nepal.
Devi Budhathoki and three of her children, Manjura, 14, Niraj, 12, and Mandira, 7, suffer from Congential Hypertrichosis Langinosa, sometimes referred to a "werewolf syndrome".
Their remarkable transformation has been captured in a series of startling images, in their home town of Kharay, northeast of Kathmandu, before and after their treatment.
Devi Budhathoki, before the laser treatment. Credit: Reuters/Navesh ChitrakarDevi Budhathoki, after the laser treatment. Credit: Reuters/Navesh ChitrakarThe Budhathoki home in Kharay, Nepal. Credit: Reuters/Navesh ChitrakarNiraj Budhathoki, 12, before his treatment started. Credit: Reuters/Navesh ChitrakarNiraj Budhathoki, 12, after his treatment. Credit: Reuters/Navesh ChitrakarNiraj enjoys the sun in Kharay after his treatment.Manjura Budhathoki, 14, before her treatement Credit: Reuters/Navesh ChitrakarManjura Budhathoki, 14, rests on a hospital bed as a nurse prepares her for laser hair removal treatment. Credit: ReutersManjura Budhathoki, 14, after her treatement Credit: Reuters/Navesh ChitrakarDevi (centre) and her son Niraj (left) and daughter Manjura pictured after their treatment. Credit: Reuters
