Chinese Woman Develops Snake-Like Skin After Decade-Long Use of 'Traditional Medicine'

Imagine a lady who used a special cream for her itchy skin for a very long time, about ten years.

She bought it online and thought it was a natural medicine.

At first, it helped her stop scratching, but then her skin started looking like a snake's with red and purple lines all over.

She also felt sick and her legs got puffy.

Doctors found out that the cream probably had strong medicines called steroids that her body got too used to.

Using these too much without a doctor's help can make your body stop making its own important helpers, which is what happened to her.

She is now getting better with doctor's treatment, but it's a reminder that we should always ask a doctor before using skin creams for a long time.