About Man With Facial Paralysis Gets Life-Changing Surgery After 20 Years
In Love My Face, Gary has hidden his smile since facial paralysis changed his life at 18. More than 20 years later, he visits a specialist clinic to find out whether surgery could help him smile freely again. Tiwonga explores treatment for a facial scar left by a car crash, while Hattie considers surgery after years of feeling self-conscious about her nose. With support from Jonno Lancaster, all three confront the experiences that have held them back.
Man With Facial Paralysis Gets Life-Changing Surgery After 20 Years is presented by The Clinic. Its listed runtime is 44 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
As a society documentary, Man With Facial Paralysis Gets Life-Changing Surgery After 20 Years uses facial, paralysis, changing as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.
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- Title
- Man With Facial Paralysis Gets Life-Changing Surgery After 20 Years
- Category
- Society
- Runtime
- 44 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- The Clinic
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