Man left with an inch-wide HOLE in his head after using 'quack' ointment to treat skin cancer
Australian, 55, had inch-wide hole in his temple after using 'drawing salve'
Man used Black salve on side of his head for four months
Black salve is used as an 'alternative medicine' for skin lesions
The treatment has been condemned in both U.S. and Australia
Dangerous: Black salve, made from blood root, has been condemned in several countries
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An Australian man created an inch-wide hole in his head using an ointment he thought would help treat his skin cancer.
The 55-year-old entered a Brisbane hospital with a large lesion on his right temple after allegedly using Black salve, an ‘alternative medicine’ ointment.
The man is believed to have been applying the salve for four months and he did not turn to professional medical care until there was a black hole in his head.
However, he was sent home to tend to the wound with proper instructions and it healed within three months.
Black hole: The 55-year-old man had allegedly been using Black salve, a corrosive 'alternative medicine' treatment condemned by medical professionals, for four months
should I? 
where's the blood?
