"I had 70 operations after acid attack in Zanzibar - now I'm confident in my scars"
A woman who had 70 operations after strangers doused her in acid while she was volunteering in Zanzibar now feels "confident" in her scars.
Katie Gee, 29, was just 18 and travelling in Stone Town when two men on a motorbike threw acid at her in an unprovoked attack.
Katie suffered 35 per cent burns to the right side of her face, and body and her right ear was "burnt to a crisp" and she had 70 procedures over the next three years to recover.
She spent the first few years after the attack "uncomfortable" with her new appearance but has now found "confidence" with her scars.
Katie, who has a background in real estate, from north west London, said: "I remember going out for lunch and bumped into a friend's sister and she didn't recognise me.
Katie Gee, 29, was just 18 and travelling in Stone Town when two men on a motorbike threw acid at her in an unprovoked attack.
Katie suffered 35 per cent burns to the right side of her face, and body and her right ear was "burnt to a crisp" and she had 70 procedures over the next three years to recover.
She spent the first few years after the attack "uncomfortable" with her new appearance but has now found "confidence" with her scars.
Katie, who has a background in real estate, from north west London, said: "I remember going out for lunch and bumped into a friend's sister and she didn't recognise me.
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