Actress Thuy Hang had a terrible accident and had to get 78 stitches on her face.

I woke up in the hospital, my face was torn almost completely off the left corner of my jaw.

- Nearly 2 years without acting, what is the reason that Thuy Hang has been missing for so long?

Over the past two years, I have had a lot of changes in my life. The economy is in recession and I have to take on a lot of work for the company. Business has its ups and downs, so I think I have to know when to stop and when to stop so that I don’t regret having tried my best. I also miss the camera, my co-stars and the atmosphere of filming because it helps relieve stress a lot.

Everyone has their own purpose, but I act not for the salary, but to make people see me as an actor rather than a businessman. Each stage is a different job and I always determine where I am and what I am doing. Whether in business or film, I always try to learn, know what my mistakes are so I can correct them and not make the same mistakes again.

Two years ago I had an accident that affected my appearance.

- Looking at you, there is no sign of a serious accident affecting your face. How did you get through that incident?

After completing the movieex-husband, ex-wife, ex-loverSome time ago, I had an accident during Tet holiday last year. The unfortunate thing happened and when I woke up, I found myself in the hospital, my face was torn almost completely on the left side of my jaw, I had to get 78 stitches. If it were someone else, they would probably be shocked because not only for actors but also for women, the face is very important.

I was shocked and sad but then I consoled myself that compared to many people who are not beautiful, I have enjoyed more than 40 years of life so why should I be sad. I thought if this did not happen, something else would definitely happen and what if it happened to my relatives? So I volunteered to take it on because if I saw them in pain, I would not know how to help, it would be better to take it myself.

When I woke up in the hospital, I wondered what I would do because crying alone would not allow me to stay awake and deal with things. I asked the hospital and they said I needed to see a dentist, but if I did it right away, I would probably have to do it again because the scar would take a long time to heal and the recovery time would be at least 6 months, not to mention the scar shrinkage.

At that time, I suddenly remembered a friend who was a cosmetic surgeon I had known since 2002. When I called, Dr. Bui Bach Duong told me that either I would rent an operating room at the hospital to handle the problem, or I would have to come to his clinic myself because the doctor was taking care of another patient.

When I asked the hospital, they said they had more life-threatening cases than mine and they couldn’t afford to rent a private emergency room. So I hired an ambulance to go see a plastic surgeon and get the wound stitched up right away.

When he saw me, he was shocked and did not dare to talk much for fear that I would cry. I told him: "It's okay! I'm fine." After that, the doctor talked to me while injecting anesthetic to stitch the wound. I had to get a total of 78 stitches, including a lot of tears in my mouth. After the stitches were done, I returned to the hospital for treatment, but it was not until 2 days later that he dared to call to ask about my condition because he was still in shock. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Bui Bach Duong for helping me without taking any compensation.

- How did you get through the time after that when you completely hid your accident from your family?

When I got home, everyone was surprised because I didn't tell anyone when I was in the hospital. Accidents are something no one wants and I believe in fate because at some point, if one thing doesn't happen, another will happen. After all, I still think I'm lucky because the wound wasn't in my eye because that's the hardest part to operate and recover from.

I endured everything and treated everything as normal, but when I heard my mother's phone call, I had to hang up immediately because I didn't want her to be sad because of my daughter's problem. I didn't tell her because I knew she would definitely worry. Telling or crying to others is the same, it can bother them without solving anything.

- You can hide it from your mother, but what about your children? How can you tell them about your two-week absence?

I endured for 2 weeks and when I got home, my children asked me what was wrong with my face when they saw it was still bandaged. I told them it was because I was fixing my teeth and that was why it was like that. Before that, I told them that I was going on a long business trip because they were used to me being away constantly, sometimes coming back and then packing up and going again for a few days.

Hiding the accident from family, struggling alone in the hospital

- How did you feel when you first saw your face in the mirror after the bandage was removed? Were you worried or excited to see the 78 stitches that left behind a severe scar?

Everyone else can have that feeling but I can't. During my time filmingWarm fire,When I played the role of a doctor, I spent quite a long time in the Emergency Department, Hanoi Medical University Hospital. I understood my wound and just hoped that it would not protrude or scar too much. In 2002, when I was a student, I was an MC for a beauty program and talked to many famous cosmetic doctors, so I had a good grasp of body anatomy to handle my own problems.

My best friend was shocked when she saw me for the first time after the accident because my face was swollen from the trauma, not to mention the many cuts. I told her I was fine, that I would be back to normal in a few days and that I could put on makeup. I didn’t want people to worry about me. During my time in the hospital, I cleaned my wounds myself, trying to make sure none of the stitches got infected.

I asked the nurse to buy me porridge at mealtimes. Sometimes my hands shook and I dropped the spoon or I was dizzy and took the wrong medicine. I was supposed to take only 2 antibiotics but I took 5. After taking them, everything in front of my eyes blurred and I threw up.

After talking to the doctor, I found out that I had overdosed and luckily I was fine. With what I had been through, even if something happened right now, it would be hard for me to fall down. The heaviest thing in a person is their thoughts and once they are released, everything becomes very light.

- Did the accident affect your health and eating habits because of your weight loss?

After the accident, I thought that if my face was like that, I had to be beautiful in a different way. Before, my advantage was my face, but now I think it has only recovered about 60% of its original state. My job requires me to be out in the sun a lot, and at this age, it is natural to have dark spots and blemishes, and having scars on my face would be unsightly. I thought that if my face is not beautiful, my body must be beautiful. Therefore, I created an exercise regimen for myself and changed my diet, and as a result, I lost 8kg compared to before the accident.

- Having recovered from the accident and having a better figure than before, are you ready to return to acting? You usually play roles that are ugly compared to real life, next time do you want to take on a character that has a completely transformed appearance on screen?

I want a role with a destiny. I just read a script for a new film and want to overcome all my limits to play the role as well as possible. Because I am not a professional actor, I always prepare very carefully for the character mentally, not using techniques to act. That gives me more headaches than other actors. I want to be able to shoot it right away because otherwise I will become emotionally numb.