Instead the condition is benign, if bizarre, and affects him only cosmetically - in fact, the man is said to be quite proud of his condition.
Dr. Karen Schons a dermatologist at the Hospital Universitario de Santa Maria, who studied the patient, said: 'The patient did not have the habit of covering his head ... The condition did not bother him cosmetically.
'It's a benign and essentially aesthetic condition.'
Cutis verticis gyrata occurs more commonly in men, and usually develops shortly after puberty.
The cause of the deformation is not known, although sometimes it does seem to correlate with brain-related disorders such as schizophrenia and seizures.
While surgery can improve the appearance of the scalp, it is costly, and requires regular follow-up treatments - and as this man is happy with his looks, in this case it was not required.