Monday 8 December 2014

CHINA: Meet 28-year-old woman with a rare 'aging' disorder

The photos above is same person, yes I said same woman, named Hu Juan and she's only 28 years old...whose youthful appearance is fading away before her own eyes.

28-year-old Hu Juan and a mother of two, from Zhengzhou, Henan province, China was diagnosed with a rare condition called--Cutis laxa--that has made her appear twice her age.

According to reports, Hu's appearance began changing, as if she was aging prematurely, after giving birth to her first child 11-years ago. A rare aging disorder which makes Hu's face to look like a woman in her 60's.


Juan's condition (which less that 10 people in the world have been diagnosed with the disorder) is characterized by skin that becomes loose, saggy and wrinkled at a rapid speed due to a loss of elasticity. The effect which shows only on Hu's face and neck. However, She has gone to Shanghai last week seeking cosmetic surgery despite the odds that there's no effective treatment for her condition but it is believed that plastic surgery could help correct her appearance.

Life hasn't been a rosy for Juan, She's lived in isolation and doesn't look into a mirror. Report says, Hu has even attempted suicide once and her young son stays away from her and ashamed to tell his friends that Hu is his mother.  But in all her husband stood strong with her.

Good News for Hu--A plastic surgery clinic in Shanghai has put together a professional team to help her, including a psychologist. Hu said she is hopeful about regaining her youthful looks, although doctors have expressed uncertainty about the results at this stage.




via:  Xinhua News. 

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