Can you imagine what it would be like to be 26 years old today, and in a few days to look like a 60-year-old woman? This is exactly what happened to Nguyen Thi Phuong, who amazed the entire medical community. You would think that such a thing can only happen in movies, but it is a case in real life.
Nguyen went from happiness to depression in a few days because, like many others, she could not understand how such a thing was possible. But what had happened? This woman from Vietnam had food poisoning from seafood, and everything was getting worse day by day.
Nguyen had been married for only two years when the event happened, so she couldn’t afford to go to the hospital. What did she do? She was treated with home remedies and medicines from a nearby pharmacy. She thought it worked because the skin irritations were disappearing, but little by little, her whole face began to wrinkle and soon her whole body was sagging. Although she has perfect teeth, she sees perfectly, and her hair isn’t, her face has changed drastically.
Her 23-year-old husband knocked on many doors with her to find out if anyone could give her back her youth. Some doctors believe that the woman actually suffers from a rare disease that affects only 2,000 people worldwide, the disease is called lipodystrophy. Unfortunately, the disease has no cure. Some speculate that this could be a side effect of steroid-containing medication abuse.
Nguyen’s self-confidence has dropped dramatically and she no longer appears in public without a mask to hide her early aging. Despite her illness, her husband supports her and tries to cheer her up by telling her that he doesn’t care what she looks like. That he will continue to love her as much as before, or even more.
Speculation about the cause of this disease continues, although these are real mysteries for the medical world. Meanwhile, Nguyen hopes to regain his youth at some point.
Here is this woman with her husband:
