The tragic set of circumstances, which began with an itchy outbreak of hives that was keeping her awake at night, was apparently triggered by some seafood she ate, reports asiaone.com. Nguyen and her husband sought medical relief from a local doctor, but it only worsened the problem.
Continual swelling from the medications given to her led Nguyen Thi Phuong to seek relief from homegrown practitioners, but relief was limited, the cost too much to continue, and different problems began to crop up, including weight gain.
She has since given up on trying to correct the resulting problem, which makes her appear to have prematurely aged - terribly sad given how beautiful she really is, or was. Doctors say plastic surgery may be the only thing that can save this young woman from being 'old' her entire life.
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