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Singaporean singer-actress Boon Hui Lu has opened up about suffering painful cysts on her face, again and abdomen for more than 10 years.
In an Instagram put up final Thursday, the 28-year-old shared that she broke down and couldn’t cease crying after a surgical procedure that day to take away 10 cysts from her abdomen.
She additionally shared a graphic picture of the wound close to her stomach button with neat rows of stitches.
In her put up, she revealed that she was recognized two years in the past to be suffering from steatocystoma, a pores and skin dysfunction characterised by the event of a number of non-cancerous benign cysts.
When the cysts turn into infected, she has to have surgical procedure to take away them and clear the deep wounds. She added that she has “disgusting scars” throughout her physique and described the episodes as “nightmares”.
“I thought I was already very brave. I have been actively undergoing laser treatment for more than 10 years and tried my best to improve the appearance of the scars left by the disease,” she mentioned. “I keep telling myself that it will definitely get better. But every time the cysts become inflamed, I can’t help but feel an infinite sense of frustration when I lie on the operating table.
“I don’t know when these tortures will end. How many scars and how much more pain do I still have to deal with,” she added.
However, Boon – a former youngster star who gained a Star Award for Young Talent for her function within the drama Rhapsody In Blue (2006) – ended on a more optimistic observe. “I just want to encourage my friends who are suffering from long-term illness or pain like me. We still can be grateful and think about beautiful things during the saddest and most desperate times. After being in the valley, the only direction left is to go up.” – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
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