Arriving at the home appliance store at 6am, Le Huyen Trang (29 years old, from Quang Ninh) was busy preparing for work for the new day. Since her appearance became more beautiful, she is no longer self-conscious when meeting customers, but is ready to communicate in front of a crowd. The changes in her appearance also helped Trang's life change positively, from a warehouse worker, she moved to the position of accountant.
Born healthy like any other child, but at 2 months old, Trang suffered a stroke. The disease progressed rapidly and left behind a 7th cranial nerve palsy, one side of Trang's face was twisted and distorted.
Trang is affected by the sequelae of facial nerve palsy, one side of her face is twisted and distorted. (Photo: NVCC)
Trang’s parents sold all their land and took their daughter to many hospitals to “beg for help” from doctors. They spent a lot of money but the illness did not improve. One eye was almost blind, the other was severely paralyzed, causing the girl many difficulties.
With her different appearance, Trang was often shunned by her neighbors and shunned by her friends, who sarcastically called her “cross-eyed and crooked-mouthed”. Because of this defect, Trang did not dare to take pictures since she was a child.
After high school, her parents let her study medicine, but when she graduated, because of her facial defect, she was rejected everywhere she applied for a job. Helpless against her fate, Trang applied to work as a warehouse employee at a home appliance store. To earn more income, after work, the girl went home and posted home appliance products on social networks. When someone placed an order, she arranged a time to "ship" them.
Huyen Trang had undergone 4 surgeries to correct her defect, but the results were not as expected. Her inferiority complex grew, causing her to sink into despair and many times thought of giving up.
Once on social media, the girl accidentally learned about a free cosmetic surgery program for people in special circumstances. Gathering all her courage, Trang filled out the registration form with the hope of having the opportunity to undergo surgery to change her appearance so that she could hold her head high every time she took her child to school, and when her child grew up, she would not feel inferior because her mother had a disability.
After many days of waiting, she was overwhelmed when she received the announcement that she was among the top candidates selected for the program. Trang was invited to Hanoi for doctors to examine her and make a decision to change her appearance.
Huyen Trang appeared with a new appearance after surgery. (Photo: NVCC)
Receiving Trang, the doctors at the hospital where the cosmetic surgery was performed said that this was a big challenge for the medical staff. The nerve damage caused her face to be paralyzed on one side, and the muscles that lift and lower her eyes and mouth were also affected, leading to facial imbalance.
After a thorough consultation, the doctor decided to apply the method of transferring the temporalis fascia flap to correct the sequelae of facial nerve palsy. This is a complicated technique, requiring high skills and meticulousness of the doctor. The implementation process encountered many difficulties, especially the preservation of the blood supply to the muscle flap to ensure the motor function of the face.
After the first surgery, Trang changed positively. Her face was more balanced, and her smile gradually became more natural. Following the success, the doctor performed eyelid surgery, nose lift, chin sliding, and fat grafting to change Trang's appearance.
After 6 months of undergoing 3 major surgeries, the girl has a completely new appearance. On the day she returned home, Trang appeared radiant and confident in front of her relatives. “Now I feel much more confident. My face can move, my nose is slim, my eyes are wide and bright and most importantly, I can smile confidently, something I used to wish for,” Trang said.
Bell's palsy, also known as facial paralysis, is a condition of complete or partial loss of movement of the muscles of half the face, due to nerve damage. Symptoms include crooked mouth, inability to wrinkle the forehead, eyes that cannot close completely, crooked nasolabial folds, crooked smile, difficulty chewing and speaking. In addition to affecting function, facial paralysis also affects aesthetics and the ability to communicate and integrate with society.
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