A 21-year-old woman has lived her whole life with no face as doctors warned surgery could kill her – now they think it may be hiding a tumour.
Parents Rashid Mulla and Amina Bibi said they were initially unaware of their daughter’s condition but became concerned after she failed to open her eyes despite being two months old.
They said doctors told them, “there was nothing they could do” and any attempts to perform surgery could have killed her.
Her condition worsened as her excess skin kept growing.
Later as an adult Khadija made the same decision as her parents although admitted that her condition had prevented her from going to school and she didn’t have any friends.
She said:
“My family is my only friend and I love them dearly.
“It’s not a matter of coping, I just live as I am.”
Parents Rashid Mulla and Amina Bibi said they were initially unaware of their daughter’s condition but became concerned after she failed to open her eyes despite being two months old.
They said doctors told them, “there was nothing they could do” and any attempts to perform surgery could have killed her.
Her condition worsened as her excess skin kept growing.
Later as an adult Khadija made the same decision as her parents although admitted that her condition had prevented her from going to school and she didn’t have any friends.
She said:
“My family is my only friend and I love them dearly.
“It’s not a matter of coping, I just live as I am.”
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