Manchester surgeon helps the victims of acid attacks in Pakistan

A surgeon from Manchester has travelled to his home country of Pakistan to help the victims of acid attacks.

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Our final report on the Manchester surgeon helping acid attack victims

In final our report from Pakistan we follow the surgeon from Manchester who's travelled back to his home city of Karachi to help the victims of acid attacks.

In it we see Dr Asim Shahmalak undertaking his pioneering eyelash transplants and also explore just why so many of these acid attacks occur in Pakistan every year.

And a warning that this exclusive report from our correspondent Mel Barham, contains graphic images of surgery that you may find distressing.

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Video: Manchester surgeon helps victims of acid attacks. (Part 2)

A surgeon from Manchester was so shocked at the number of acid attacks in Pakistan that he's spent £50,000 of his own money treating victims.

Dr Asim Shahmalak was born in Pakistan. He's returned there to perform pioneering hair replacement therapy on women.

In the second of our three part series, our Correspondent Mel Barham and cameraman Dave Brown report on the challenge to repair their faces, and their confidence.

A warning that this film contains graphic images of surgery that you might find distressing:-

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