1Xtra Talks with Richie Brave
1Xtra Talks with Richie Brave
BBC Radio 1Xtra
Skin: Living With A Visible Difference
51 minutes Posted Jul 9, 2019 at 11:27 am.
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Research by the British Skin Foundation has found that 60% of people currently suffer from or have suffered from a skin disease.

The charity Changing Faces has found that 1 in 3 people feel depressed, sad or anxious as a result of having a visible difference.

Reece Parkinson meets three young people who all have a skin condition or skin difference.

Alec King is a model and has the autoimmune disorder Vitiligo.

Cheryl Shaw was born with Congenital Malanocytic Naevus, a rare condition which causes large moles to grow all over the body.

Raiche Mederick is a burns survivor.