UK TV presenter Katie Piper has shared her choice to be fitted with a man-made eye, 16 years after she was the sufferer of an acid assault.
Piper has gone by way of a whole bunch of various medical surgical procedures since she was attacked, in an incident orchestrated by her ex-boyfriend in 2008. Each Piper’s attackers have been convicted and given life sentences (one being launched in 2018).
Now she has shared in a post on Instagram that she has “reached the top of the highway considerably, and the choice has been made to attempt a prosthetic eye shell.”
She wrote: “This marks the beginning of a journey to have a man-made eye, with an unbelievable medical workforce behind me.
“As all the time I’m extremely grateful to all these within the NHS and personal well being care system for his or her expertise and kindness.
“I’ll share my journey, I’m hopeful and nervous about having the ability to tolerate it and would love to listen to from any of you within the feedback when you’ve been on this journey or have any recommendation.”
The BBC reports that Piper misplaced sight in a single eye on the time of the assault however medical doctors labored to revive it. She gave up her proper to sufferer’s anonymity the next yr and made a documentary with Channel 4 about her expertise in 2009, known as Katie: My Lovely Face.
Piper later arrange her personal basis to assist individuals residing with burns and scars, and was awarded an OBE for providers to charity and serving to victims of disfigurement in 2021.
