Many of yo may have heard of the "face transplant." Here is a comment by one of the doctors. Hair loss is not at all what this poor woman has to suffer. But it reminds me that, indeed, disfugrements of any sort can have a profound effect on the psyche.
"It's important to recognize that patients who have very severe facial disfigurement have a suicide rate four times that of the general population and a very poor quality of life," said Dr. Malcolm Z. Roth, director of plastic surgery at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City.
"It's important to recognize that patients who have very severe facial disfigurement have a suicide rate four times that of the general population and a very poor quality of life," said Dr. Malcolm Z. Roth, director of plastic surgery at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City.