Nguyen Viet Anh, a young resident of Hanoi, recently went viral in his home country of Vietnam after posting photos of himself from just four years ago, where he looks unrecognizable. He always felt insecure about his looks growing up, and his peers constantly ridiculed him for being overweight, but a couple of years ago, he decided to finally make a big change.

“From childhood until middle school, I was constantly the target of teasing and given many unpleasant nicknames because of my appearance, which made me very sad and stressed,” Viet Anh told Z News.

At the end of 2021, while studying online at home due to the pandemic, Viet Anh decided to make a big change and prove that he could become the best version of himself. With the support of his family, mainly through self-exercising at home and controlling his diet, he allegedly lost 38 kilograms in just 6 months.

But losing weight was only half the battle. Around the time he started losing weight, he also discovered mewing, and he credits the viral technique of properly positioning the tongue on the roof of the mouth to improve facial structure for giving his face a more angular look.

While definitely impressive, Nguyen Viet Anh’s transformation has been contested as fake on social media, and looking at his before pictures, it’s easy to understand why. He went from having a squarish face to an angular one with a chin so sharp you could cut yourself on it.

People have been speculating that the 26-year-old underwent plastic surgery to achieve his new look, but he vehemently denies it, claiming that it was all a result of weight loss, mewing exercises, and a change of fashion style.

Thanks to his good looks and 1.82m height, Viet Ahn now has a lucrative modelling career, and also became the image ambassador of Phenikaa University in 2025, where he is studying Biomedical Engineering. This year, his main goal is to be among the top 25 contestants in the Mr. Tourism Vietnam 2026 competition.

“I believe that with enough effort, anyone can become a better version of themselves,” Nguyen Viet Anh said, adding that he hopes his radical transformation can motivate others to follow in his footsteps.