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Woman Who Lost Her Forehead In A Car Crash Explains What New Forehead Is Made From

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Updated 14:36 1 Feb 2022 GMTPublished 14:33 1 Feb 2022 GMT

Woman Who Lost Her Forehead In A Car Crash Explains What New Forehead Is Made From

She broke almost every bone in her face in the horrific smash

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

A woman who lost her forehead after being involved in a shocking crash has revealed what her new forehead is made from. You can see her talk about it here:

In 2006 Gráinne Kealy, from Ireland, was a passenger in a car that skidded on some black ice and hit a wall.

As Gráinne’s feet were propped up on the dashboard, over the airbag, her knees were slammed back into her face as the airbag inflated at up to 200mph, breaking almost every bone in her face.

She was also left with a brain leak called a CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid) and lost two of her teeth. 

Gráinne was left with no forehead after the horrific crash.
Gráinne Kealy

She was rushed to hospital where she underwent surgery to stop the brain leak and to work on her facial fractures. 

But following an infection, doctors were forced to remove Gráinne’s forehead leaving her without one for two years until 2009 when surgeons at Beaumont Hospital managed to reconstruct Gráinne's face by fitting her with a ceramic forehead.

Gráinne told Ireland: AM: “I looked… scary. I mean, part of your face is missing. And you can touch your brain. 

“My doctor’s loved me - because you’re never going to get to touch the brain of someone who is alive.”

Opening up about her new forehead was created, she said: “It’s ceramic.” 

Before joking: “It was made in Italy - I like to think it’s designer!” 

Speaking to LADbible back in 2019, she opened up about her ceramic forehand, saying: "It was strange. I'm aware of it, but I can't really remember what it was like before I had it.

"Since it was first fitted, I've had fat taken from my stomach and injected either side of it to plump it out because you could see the edges."

Gráinne Kealy
Gráinne has been awarded for education others about car crashes.
Gráinne Kealy

Gráinne, who has been recognised with two awards by the Road Safety Authority for her dedication to educating others, previously said having her new forehead had it’s up and downs. 

She said: "In one way it's great to get that people can't tell the difference, but in another way, it does mess with your head, because I see a difference [to how she looked before the accident].

"The second I look in the mirror I notice. And people say to me, 'oh you'd never know' and I think, 'well, I do'.”

Gráinne now spends her time educating others on the dangers of having your feet up on the dashboard while in a moving vehicle.

Featured Image Credit: Ireland: AM

Topics: Ireland

Claire Reid
Claire Reid

Claire is a journalist at LADbible who, after dossing around for a few years, went to Liverpool John Moores University. She graduated with a degree in Journalism and a whole load of debt. When not writing words in exchange for money she is usually at home watching serial killer documentaries surrounded by cats. You can contact Claire at [email protected]

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