The article World War One Case Studies of Facial Reconstruction relates to the scientific breakthroughs in plastic surgery for wounded soldiers. However, the psychological impact on veterans of World War One must been equally devastating especially when returning to civilian life. Three psychological challenges, such as loss of identity, social rejection, and limited mental health support, I will elaborate on.

“Broken Gargoyles” refers to disfigured World War One veterans who were alienated from society. The public did not want to remember World War One, and when they saw disfigured soldiers, there was a public backlash. The unfortunate view made by the public caused disfigured soldiers to isolate with a feeling of worthlessness.
Having your face disfigured where one cannot recognize themselves caused a loss of personal identity. These soldiers could gain self-respect and their previous lives back. This caused a loss of self-esteem.
Finally, there was hardly any mental health support for veterans. Therefore, disfigured soldiers had to heal their own problems such as post-traumatic stress and depression. The lack of psychiatric help caused long-term mental illness, where the disfigured soldiers had to face their emotional scars that were compounded by the public. Therefore, soldiers returning from war should have basic medical care specializing in mental health as well as specialized surgeries in returning to civilian life.

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