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Don't look at this video and pictures if you've got a weak stomach.

This is the utterly revolting moment a Syrian surgeon popped open a huge abscess on a man's jaw.

Dr Osama Makkia even spent 20 minutes scraping the remaining pus out of his patient's enormous growth.

Admitting it was one of the biggest he has ever seen, he believes it was caused by poverty and bad oral health. 

The painful collection of pus had only been spotted four days earlier, but it had grown at a rapid rate.

And once the removal had taken place, the patient spent three days recovering from his ordeal. 

Dr Osama said: "This abscess was very large and if it hadn't of been drained, it would have got bigger and bigger.

"The man felt some pain while I was removing the abscess because of the inflammation around it.

"But unfortunately, abscesses are very common and I have done several similar procedures in the past. And I predict this won't be the last."

Most abscesses, which can form in various parts of the body, are caused by a bacterial infection, according to the NHS.

When bacteria enter the body, the immune system sends infection-fighting white blood cells to the affected area.

As the white blood cells attack the bacteria, some nearby tissue dies, creating a hole which then fills with pus to form an abscess. 

Smaller abscesses tend to shrink and disappear without the need for any treatment, but larger ones can require surgery.

Usually, patients are given antibiotics to fight the infection before the pus is drained by making a small incision.   

- Daily Mail