facial disfigurement

facial disfigurement
That which impairs or injures the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of a person. That which renders unsightly, misshapen or imperfect or deforms in some manner. Ferguson v. State Highway Department, 197 S.C. 520, 15 S.E.2d 775, 778

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