Many people are not happy with at least something about their look. Maybe you are not fond of your big forehead, pointy chin, blunt nose or something else. In this blog post, we will tell the real story of the hairiest woman in the world Guinness Record Book. She has recently shaved her facial hair for the first time.
Her story will touch your heart and make you think about your imperfections in a different way. In fact, you will love your imperfections and feel confident and proud of your look. To know more about the girl and her disease, keep reading the article till the end.
She Became Famous
The girl shot to fame after people came to know about her long facial hair. She was born with the condition. It is a rare medical condition that promotes abnormal hair growth all over the body. In fact, her face was covered with a thick layer of fur-like hair.
It definitely gave her a horrible look. By now, readers have started feeling sorry for the girl. You may be thinking that she felt depressed and started hating her look. However, she accepted her condition with exceptional nonchalance and loved herself despite her bizarre appearance.
The Hairiest Girl
Supatra “Nat” Susuphan may or may not be a familiar name to many of you. She received the official status of the “Hairiest Girl Alive” after entering into the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010.
You are unlikely to become envious of the girl because you know what made her famous looks terrible. However, what you don’t know is she is not the only hairiest girl in the world.
Rare Medical Condition
The girl in our story is one of 50 people who have a rare medical condition that causes hair growth all over their body. These people have been the victims of misinterpretations and superstitions. Fortunately, scientists are now able to understand the disease better with each passing year.
However, the girl experienced no inconvenience in her family due to her condition. Her family was always very supportive of her. Unfortunately, her classmates, neighbours and other acquaintances were rude to her.
She Made Friends
Supatra, despite her horrible look, managed to handle the reality in a bold way. When she was young, she was heavily trolled for her look. However, things changed completely after her name entered the Guinness Book of World Records.
Suddenly, she became almost a household name around the world. Those who used to troll the girl, started treating her like a celebrity. Her classmates, who stayed away from her, were now eager for her friendship.
She Was Happy with Her Life
The girl was full of life. Hair had almost covered her entire face and other body parts. Still, she was enjoying every moment of her life. She had always liked swimming, dancing and hanging out with her pals.
She was ambitious. She wanted to become a doctor as he dreamed of inventing a way that would help people in the same condition similar to hers.
And then, the Big Day arrived in her life. She was going to get married. She decided to shave her body hair before her wedding day. After all, who does not want to look most beautiful on the special day in her life?
She Made the Best Use of Her Situation
In the past, dermatologists used lasers to remove excessive hair. However, it was not a permanent solution and hair grew back. Moreover, hair grew back so fast that she had to visit the salon every week for a haircut.
Sumatra made it her mission to teach other people that they should love themselves despite having a flawed appearance.
She made the most of her situation. She never allowed her medical condition to stifle her ambition and happiness.. Her confidence and outlook made all the differences in her life. Unfortunately, not everyone in her shoes has that kind of stamina.
She Accepted Her Condition
Since the middle ages, there have been only fifty reported cases of this rare medical disease. But not all could handle it the way Supatra did.
Some people with abnormal body hair growth distance themselves from society. Their withdrawal from the society adds fuel to the superstitious and rumours of their neighbours. But Supatra had a different mindset. She embraced her medical condition boldly. She always wanted to live her life to the fullest.
In 2018, Supatra took to social media to reveal something.
She Got Married
Eight years after her entry into the Guinness Book of World Records, Supatra took to her Facebook account to reveal something incredible.
She had found the Love of Her Life. She was going to start a new chapter of her life. The girl decided to shave her face. The world went into shock. They loved her for whatever she was.
How would she look without her excess hair?
She Looked Beautiful
After her new look went viral, everyone loved it. Both of them looked extremely happy. People congratulated the duo and wished them Best of Luck.
She had dealt with her problem bravely. Now she wanted to be happy with her man. She became a true inspiration for her friends, millions of her followers, and whoever got to know about her online and offline.
There Are Many
Supatra is not the sole person suffering from this medical condition that causes excess hair to grow over one’s body. There is a family in Mexico, all members of which have the similar condition.
You will be amazed to know that Aceves family from Zacatecas, Mexico, make up 30 cases of 50 individuals with excessive hair on their body. The gene runs in the family. Five subsequent generations in the family have been born with hair on their body, a syndrome called ‘werewolf syndrome’.
No Permanent Cure
Scientists are yet to find a permanent cure to this genetic problem. Shaving hair offers temporary relief as hair grows back.
Readers may be wondering when the problem actually starts. Does it happen in times of puberty like a beard? Or are people born with it?
The answer is babies are born with ‘werewolf syndrome’. It goes without saying that life becomes pretty difficult for someone with this rare syndrome. Supatra is an exception who embraced the odds and even beat them in her own way but we must remember that exceptions never make a rule.
A Scientific Explanation
The condition is called Ambras Syndrome, which has got a medical term ‘Hypertrichosis’. There are two types of Hypertrichosis – Localized and Generalized.
The first type refers to the abnormal and excessive hair growth in particular areas whereas the second one involves the entire body.
The Aceves family is an exception and does not fit any of the two above-stated categories.
Suffering
The Aceves family had a tough time assimilating with the locals. Their neighbors despised them for their condition. The roots of superstition run deeper in society. Hence, the family was almost forced to live like an outcast.
Getting a job was not easy. Chuy joined the circus when he was only a 13-year old boy. He had left his home to work for a circus party.
However, a day came when Chuy wanted to do something else. He could get jobs only on scrap yards and building sites. He was hell bent on turning a new leaf in his life and getting peace of mind. But society has never been kind to such people.
It is unfortunate that the hairiest women in the world as well as men never find it easy to carry on with their life. They are mocked, abused, cursed and shunned by others around them. Life becomes pathetic because others are not sympathetic, rather toxic.
Let us understand their plight. A little bit of sympathy from our end can make their life better. Why not live, let live and stay together? Think about it.
Summary: There is a girl. She was born with excessive hair all over her body. Her name was Sumatra. This genetic condition is a rare disease. She braved all the odds to go on with her life. Her story could be an inspiration for all those in similar conditions and any other trouble as well.
