19-year-old Anthony Mayo from Pennsylvania became seriously ill just last week.
Scans revealed how vaping left his lungs filled with solidified oil that rendered him unable to breathe independently.
Doctors were shocked to discover his lungs were severely blocked with solidified vape oil, which they compared to hardened grease from frying bacon.
The condition had caused the teen, who has vaped for two years, to have ‘the lungs of a 60-year-old, 2-pack-a-day, smoker.’
Vaping works by heating liquid and turning it into steam for users to inhale. However, oil droplets may be left over when the liquid cools down in the air passages.
Anthony remains in hospital after his oxygen levels went down to life-threatening levels and doctors fear the teen may never make a complete recovery.
Health officials confirmed an eight person had passed away from a vaping-related illness.
Anthony is currently receiving treatment at the Millcreek Community Hospital where he is on oxygen support. Doctors are pumping heated oxygen with moisture into his lungs to liquefy the solidified oil.
The process causes the teen to cough up some dark green, blood-tinged or brown liquid, said his father, Keith.
Keith said to Metro US: “His whole spin on it was it was cool and not that bad for you. I was just as guilty. I went along with it. I never got into it, but I didn’t also prevent it either.
“He is going to have some scarring. Whether it’s profound, we don’t know yet. It’s a wait and see type of thing. He’s young, he’s 19, so he can recover from this.”
Keith continued: “As the doctor says, anytime you put moisture into your lungs its not good. It’s solidified. It’s caking everything inside of his lungs.”
The father also posted on Facebook: “Not everyone is affected the same by this vaping.
“His GF [girlfriend] has vaped the same stuff for four years. Was she affected – NOPE! If it was poisoned or tainted, she would be affected also.
“My goal is to get this info out there. Because of this, I know that six people have quit and gotten rid of their vaping equipment.”
Anthony’s mother, Tanya, also wrote: “A warning for those in denial. This is what vaping looks like when your otherwise healthy 19-year-old is admitted into the ICU.
“Left lung [is] about 80 per cent congested and right is about 50 per cent, oxygen level was 37.
“According to the doctor this is showing areas that have essentially solidified like bacon grease.
“The pulmonary doctor said he had seen dead people with a higher oxygen level. A full recovery is uncertain… Only time will tell.”
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