disfigurement

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The scene is reminiscent of the heartbreaking moment in Peter Bogdanovich’s 1985 film “Mask” when a youth with a severe facial disfigurement discovered he looked normal in a funhouse mirror.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The cast also includes Naomi Ackie, who is seen in the trailer, reportedly as the scientist Hagen turns to for help following his disfigurement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Due to the quirks of weather — and possibly to prescribed burns that had cleared out excess vegetation — most of the grove survived without any disfigurement visible today.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

But after "learning acceptance" of his facial disfigurement he now shares his motivational story in schools with the aim of helping children "embrace their personalities and celebrate who they are".

From BBC • May 17, 2025

They take me to Mercy Hospital because I am a twelve- year-old girl and they don't want me to have facial disfigurement.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan