Living with a medical disfigurement can be extremely challenging. It intrudes on all aspects of the affected person’s life, including their willingness to work, socialize, or start a family.    As someone who is close to that person, it’s not always clear what you should do. Relatively few people go through similar circumstances, and there isn’t a great deal of help on the internet.    Many people claim that disfigurements are “purely cosmetic.” Doctors and other medical professionals may even use that sort of language. But these approaches are unhelpful. Anyone living with a disfigurement knows it has tremendous implications for the rest of their lives.    What Is A…