Katie Piper: Rebuilding My Face then my Life.
Katie Piper is a courageous young woman, rebuilding her life after surviving a brutal attack in 2008, when sulphuric acid was thrown in her face. She spent seven weeks in the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, before beginning a two year stint where she wore a special plastic pressure mask for 23 hours of every day.
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ABOUT Katie Piper
“Prior to the attack, Katie was a model and budding TV presenter with a hectic social life and a promising future in the public eye. The attack deeply affected Katie from the inside out. Like many, she believed her life was over now that she was a ‘burns victim’.
Following pioneering surgery, led by Dr Mohammad Jawad FRCS, Katie was referred to Centre Ster in Lamalou-les-Bains, a specialist rehabilitation Centre in France.
This Centre had a remarkable impact on her recovery, both mentally and physically. It was here, whilst interacting with other burns survivors, that she made the most progress in regaining control of her life. Katie redefines ‘beautiful’ and introduces you to friends that have come to mean so much to her.
After over 70 operations, and countless treatments and therapies, Katie still faces many personal challenges. In 2009 she made the big decision to share her story in a remarkable film for Channel 4, Katie: My Beautiful Face.
From CCTV footage of the attack to the day she first steps out of her parents’ house alone, Katie takes you through the daily ordeal of rebuilding her life, the pioneering treatments that helped save her and the effects on both her and her family.”
*Image citation: Katie Piper Foundation
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