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Surgeons rebuilt dad's face after horror attack

Horror attack: Friend bit my nose off
Horror attack: Friend bit my nose off
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A HAMPSHIRE dad had to have plastic surgery to rebuild his nose after it was bitten off by his best friend.

Doctors used skin from Neil Dowd’s forehead, fat from his stomach and cartilage from his ear in three operations to repair the damage to his face.

The incredible story can be revealed today after Neil’s former pal Geoffrey Hunter,  29, was jailed for 27 months having pleaded guilty to wounding.

 

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