Disfigurement is the state of having one's appearance, especially that of one's face, deeply and persistently harmed by a medical condition, such as wounds (accidental or intentional), disease, or a birth defect.
Disfigurement, whether caused by a benign or malignant condition, often leads to severe psychosocial problems such as negative body image, depression, difficulties in one's social, sexual, and professional life, prejudice, and intolerance.
Plastic surgery or reconstructive surgery is available in many cases to disfigured people. Some health insurance companies and government health care systems cover plastic surgery for these problems when they do not cover plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes.
The term "disfigurement" is sometimes used pejoratively to describe the results of intentional body modification.
See also
Face transplant -- an experimental treatment for severe facial disfigurement
Disfigurement is the state of having one's appearance deeply and persistently harmed medically, as from a disease, birth defect, or wound.
Disfigurement, whether caused by a benign or malignant condition, often leads to severe psychosocial problems such as negative body image; depression; difficulties in one's social, sexual, and professional lives; prejudice; and intolerance.
A case of voluntary disfigurement is that of St. Aebbe the Younger and the nuns of Coldingham Monastery in Scotland.
Disfigurement is the state of having one's appearance, especially that of one's face, deeply and persistently harmed by a medical condition, such as wounds (accidental or intentional), disease, or a birth defect.
Disfigurement, whether caused by a benign or malignant condition, often leads to severe psychosocial problems such as negative body image, depression, difficulties in one's social, sexual, and professional life, prejudice, and intolerance.
A case of voluntary disfigurement is that of St. Aebbe the Younger and the nuns of Coldingham Monastery in Scotland.
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