The one where I post lots of non-airbrushed pictures

Since I was accused by commenters at Kevin MD and now at the RateMDs forums of being deceitful by using my "excessively airbrushed senior picture as a "before" picture in my "victim of malpractice" story, I thought I'd post some pre-burn snapshots. You know, so you can see what a freakazoid I REALLY am, and that I look absolutely nothing like the senior picture I posted earlier. Except not. The debated senior picture is included at the end, so you can compare. Here's what you're supposed to notice in the "before" pictures - that both sides of my upper lip used to be EVEN.

Oh, and the fact that I have pancreatitis has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I was horribly burned and scarred. Yes, that was really suggested. Idiots.

Finally, I have a brilliant cousin who is an attorney specializing in healthcare (his firm represents doctors in cases like these, not patients) and he told me that this is 100% malpractice and that I would have won a suit hands down. Anyway, behold the pictures:

Summer 1997 ; Fall 1995

Spring 1997 ; Summer 1997

Spring 1997 ; Winter 1996

Both Spring 1997

Spring 1997

August 1997

Told you that the senior picture really looked like me. And the reason I'm not wearing makeup in the pictures featuring the burn is that I was told not to - for risk of infection. I did have a big gaping wound, you know. The reason that you don't see any "before" pictures without makeup is that I typically am not photographed makeup-less (is any girl? Really?)