A 17-year-old girl in Satara who spent few years in chewing her locks had solidified hair removed from her stomach at a Pune hospital.

Komal (name changed on request) who hails from Satara, is currently studying in Class XII in a Wagoli college in Pune, frequently complained about stomach ache. When Satara doctors examined her, they initially thought it to be a tumour but after gastrointestinal examinations, they noticed black thin layers inside the stomach. She was then taken to Pune where she underwent an operation at Shree Hospital after which they found one kg of hair in her stomach.

Komal’s father who is a farmer in Satara said, "From past three years, Komal used to complain about stomach ache. Initially we thought it to be a gynaecological problem and hence we spent around Rs 5 lakh on various medicines and tests in many hospitals in Pune and Satara. The doctors were clueless and gave reasons like menstruation problems, stress for her condition. During her HSC board exams, the pain increased and Satara doctors said that it was a tumour but had no solution to it. We then got her alopathy and homeopathy medicines. The pain would subside for a while but then start again. Finally we approached a corporate hospital in Pune who told us it's a tumor and that it needs to be operated. However, even they were clueless about the actual condition. It was when she was operated, around 1 kg of hair mass was actually removed.