Many people choose surgery to break bones and insert metal frames to increase their height, but it causes pain and risks infection, nerve damage, and blood clots.
A raid on the unlicensed Ho.pital SW cosmetic clinic in Ban Co ward (formerly District 3), operated by Nguyen Thi Huong, revealed a fake doctor who had performed liposuction on 500 clients, profiting 10 billion VND.
Lan spent hours each day in front of a computer at her office in Ho Chi Minh City. At 35, her skin was becoming dull, and wrinkles around her eyes were increasingly visible.