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Model's Face Melted in Vicious Acid Attack

Katie Piper's dreams were destroyed when stranger splashed her with acid.

PHOTOS: Katie Piper's Face Melted in Hideous Attack

Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Photo: British model Katie Piper was brutally burned when a stranger threw sulfuric acid in her face.
Led by Dr. Mohammad Jawad, doctors at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London embarked on a revolutionary new type of treatment. They mixed thin strips of a synthetic skin substitute called Matriderm with tiny squares of real skin stripped from Katie's back. The combination was then layered onto Piper's face, which slowly began to take shape. (Courtesy Mohammad A Jawad)
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