article_snippet: Aiden's condition causes facial deformity due to the accumulation of fatty masses .
article_snippet: Symptoms include skin, limb, torso and spinal abnormalities such as like fatty masses or scoliosis (spinal deformity).
article_snippet: There can also be vascular (blood vessel) abnormalities such as a birthmark.
article_snippet: For example, Aiden's had operations to remove excess fat from Aiden face and neck and could have back surgery in the future.
article_snippet: Aiden could also become a test subject for a study being carried out at Cambridge University for a drug trial that could reduce some of the lumps Aiden has and slow down the swelling.