A young woman from Henan province, China made the headlines when she went on television to desperately plead for treatment for her condition that has caused her skin to sag and make her look like an old woman.
The Zhengzhou Evening News reported that the woman, surnamed Hu, had a happy marriage at age 21 and when she was 22 gave birth to a healthy boy in 2007.
Soon after that, she discovered to her horror that her skin was becoming looser and looser. Six months later, she looked like a woman in her 60s.
"I never expected to become an old lady in just a couple of years," Hu said.
She sought medical help to no avail, as doctors who saw her were stumped and failed to provide her with an effective treatment.
According to reports, doctors said she has a rare disease, with just over a dozen cases reported worldwide. Unable to figure out what had caused the woman's medical condition, they said that only plastic surgery could help her.
She said she did not dare to look in the mirror, nor walk on the streets.
However, her condition did attract the attention of local media outlets, and eventually two television stations - Zhengzhou Evening News and Hunan Television - offered to help her advertise for a cure.
After Chinese media reported the story in January, several people asked for her to be given free medical help, resulting in several medical institutions offering her free surgery.
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