‘Strange disease’ turns out to be spinal cord deformity causing thick hair growth on teen’s back – girl recovering after corrective surgery
- Beijing teenager with thick hair growing on her lower back from a bone deformity undergoes surgery after more serious symptoms appear
- The girl says the condition caused her embarrassment — ‘it is a big-sized area, so I dared not wear revealing clothes’
A 17-year-old girl in China has undergone spinal surgery for a deformity that had caused thick hair growth across her lower back and caused low self-esteem for the embarrassed teenager.
The Beijing girl, surnamed Wu, said there had been hair around her lower back area since early childhood that expanded as she grew older, news site Btime.com reported.
“It is a big-sized area, so I dared not wear revealing clothes,” Wu said.
“When I needed to change clothes or take a shower in the dormitory at school, I tried to avoid being seen by others.”
Wu used to think she had a “strange disease” when she was younger.
Her mother, who was not named in the report, said her daughter’s hair growth had been a “painful point” for her, as she always feared she might suffer from more serious symptoms in the future.
Her fears were realised four months ago when Wu said she was feeling painful aches and discomfort in her legs.