An NHS doctor who suffered horrendous injuries in an acid attack by her former boyfriend will need more than £60,000 of medical treatment, her family have revealed.
Junior doctor Rym Alaoui, 25, suffered 'horrific life-changing' injuries when her ex threw sulphuric acid in her face as she opened the front door of her home in Brighton in May.
Milad Rouf, 25, who trained with her at Cardiff University, was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to throwing the acid with the intent to maim and disfigure.
Speaking for the first time, her devastated family say the 'kind, loving and caring' young doctor faces years of painful surgery but is desperate to return to her dream job in the NHS.
Dr Alaoui suffered catastrophic injuries in the 'horrific attack' with severe burns to her face, neck, eyes, chest and arm. She has been left blind in her right eye and unable to close her eyelids at night.
Despite already undergoing seven operations, Dr Alaoui still faces years of skin grafts, eye operations and laser therapy on her burn scars.
But family say the full treatment for Dr Alaoui, who worked at Brighton's Sussex County Hospital, is not available on the NHS and will need to be paid for privately.
Sister Alya Alaoui said: 'Everyone who knows her knows how genuinely kind, loving and caring she is.
Junior doctor Rym Alaoui, 25, suffered 'horrific life-changing' injuries when her ex threw sulphuric acid in her face as she opened the front door of her home in Brighton in May
Milad Rouf disguised himself in a fat suit before throwing sulphuric acid over his former colleague and girlfriend. He was seen on CCTV wearing an orange hooded jumper, blue jeans, white trainers and black face mask before the attack
A judge told Milad Rouf (above) she had no doubt he was a danger to women before sending him to prison for 15 years
