Facial difference
Dr Chetna Kang and Toby Friedner focus on disability and mental health.
This is 11 year old Alfie from Bedfordshire. He was born with a condition that affected his development in the womb. Among other things it meant Alfie was born without an ear. But in 2012 Alfie had surgery to create a new ear from one of his ribs.
For people like Alfie, who have a facial difference, life can be a challenge. Starring and insensitive comments are things Alfie and his family have faced frequently over the years.
But there's lots of work being done to help people like Alfie and to try and change the way society treats people who look different.
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Useful contacts
Changing Faces - a charity for people and families who are living with conditions, marks or scars that affect their appearance - 听- 0207 391 9270
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Children's Burns Trust - a national charity dedicated to providing rehabilitation support for burned and scald injured children and their families as well as prevention and awareness campaigns. - 听- 0207 233 8333
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Microtia UK Facebook page - support group for people with Microtia, one of the conditions that affects Alfie.
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- Sun 13 Jul 2014 13:00大象传媒 Three Counties Radio