Pioneering reconstructive surgery has been carried out by maxillofacial surgeon Simon Holmes, a Saving Faces' trustee and a colleague of the founder of the charity, Professor Iain Hutchison.Two brothers were set upon by a gang and were both bludgeoned unconscious. They needed expert surgery to put their torn-apart faces back together. David was so horribly injured that half of his face was caved in after he suffered a broken cheekbone, jaw shattered in six places, broken palate and fractured teeth. His brother's eyesocket caved in after he was hit. A team of doctors at the maxillofacial surgical unit at the Royal London Hospital, led by consultant Simon Holmes, carried out a four-and-a-half hour operation on David to rebuild the right side of his face.

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Click on the link to watch episode 9 of Celebrity Quitters, the Channel Five series in which five celebrities vow to quit smoking. In this particular episode, broadcast on 28th February 2010, the youngest celebrity visits Iain Hutchison in the Saving Faces offices where she sees graphic images of oral cancers and meets a 28 year old woman who has had surgery for mouth cancer.

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Every year we hold a carol concert in the Great Hall at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London where there is the opportunity to enjoy and join in with carols by the Chelsea Opera Group and a chance to meet up with friends and supporters, many of whom are patients and their families, over wine and mince pies. This year our free concert was particularly well attended. Saving Faces would like to say thank you for the generous donations received at this event. The grand total is over £2,500 and several people have signed up as regular donors.

 A huge thank you to all our supporters who braved the elements and ran the 5km around Greenwich park on Sunday. Luckily, the torrential rain had abated just before the start of the race.

After hearing about the plight of an 18 year old Zimbabwean girl, Iain Hutchison offered his services for free. Tare's family contacted Saving Faces through our website. Tare has a benign tumour that had grown so large around her mouth that she struggled to breathe and it was threatening her life.

Newsletter September 2009

In 2003 Christine Dunningham was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth.

The strength of her family and friends helped her deal with her condition. Now she brings her experiences together for the benefit of others. Christine's stirring account of her battle with mouth cancer has been put together in her own words, in her book entitled,"Thank you with a smile".