Survival chance with extreme facial wound

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@Senegoid

How nearly realistic and “normal” would a facial prosthetic need to be, in order to not be seen as gruesome?

I would think that any “almost normal looking” facial prosthetic would put the patient right square into the “uncanny valley”, possibly the worst place to be.

Here’s a before and after photgraph of one of the Tin Noses Shop clients: http://spotlights.fold3.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ww1-masks_before-and-after.jpg You might do a double take if you saw him on the bus, but I don’t think it’s “gruesome”. Definitely an improvement over the injury.