On a certain September evening, Ha Bich Hao was talking to a friend in central Nghe An Province about the latter's psychological issues. Around 1 a.m., she stretched her shoulders and unconsciously touched the right side of her face.Beneath her fingers lay wrinkled skin, a sunken cheek, deformed jawbone, and a scar running up her head, leaving no space for hair.Hao, 26, from northern Nam Dinh Province, has borne this terrible burden all her life.After work, Hao usually spends several hours a day listening to the stories of those suffering mentally due to their appearance or disabilities, occasionally offering them some hard-earned advice."Five years ago, I read a story on Facebook about a woman falling for a man. Saddened, she did not dare express her feelings because she thought herself fat and ugly. I took a selfie and posted it in the comment section, simply wanting her to feel more confident," Hao recalled. Ha Bich Hao has the right side of her face deformed. Photo by … [Read more...] about Marked at birth, defined by life