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Kelly-Ann Mills

Woman's fingers turn black and are close to falling off after years of smoking

A nail artist's fingers are turning black and falling off after a rare blood vessel disease is causing her in “excruciating and constant” pain.

Melinda Jansen van Vuuren first noticed her fingertips turning purple, becoming tender and temperature sensitive in October 2021.

The 48-year-old said: “Very quickly – within a matter of two and a half weeks – my fingertips had turned gangrenous."

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