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Vivienne Aitken

Dad who hid himself away 'rejoins human race' after life changing facial transformation

A Dumbarton dad can't wait to celebrate Christmas this year after undergoing a "life changing" facial transformation.

Alan Findlay suffered from a severe skin condition that caused creases and excess flesh around his nose, damaging his confidence so badly he stayed home rather than visiting family last year.

Now the 56-year-old says he felt like "the Elephant Man" and hid away after developing rhinophyma, the Daily Record reports.

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