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22nd March 2022
11:32am GMT

"They had to start from the beginning with a man-made dermal substitute.
"I always think of the analogy of a house, when you get the foundations before you get the bricks and the scaffolding."
She explained that her burn was so deep that it went down to the skeleton.
"It was a very, very deep burn," she shared.
"Because it's a corrosive substance, you think with fire you can put it out and maybe minimise the damage, but with me, all four layers of the skin were destroyed."
"This foundation is made from collagen and elastin taken from a cow. My face is made out of a cow," she quipped.
Katie praised her surgeons for helping her and reconstructing her face, but she still faces many struggles.
Her daughter Belle previously told her that she frightened her, which is something that broke Katie's heart.
"It was quite sad when I was having some eye surgery and my eldest was like, ‘I don’t really want you to kiss me goodnight, I think you’re scary’."Explore more on these topics: