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cross the UK, approximately 1.3 million children, young people and adults have a significant disfigurement, with almost half of them affecting the face.
The impact of a visible difference on a person’s life is far-reaching. Research commissioned by Changing Faces, a charity that supports those affected by visible differences, found that six in 10 people have experienced hostile behaviour from strangers as a result.
More than 25 per cent of people had experienced a hate crime, and one in three had felt either depressed, anxious or sad.