British singer Pete Burns has been awarded $675,000 (£450,000) in damages after a cosmetic surgeon admitted negligence over the singer's botched lip enhancement.
Last October (08), the former Dead or Alive frontman won his case against London Harley Street doctor Maurizio Viel after a lip implant operation left him with scarring, blisters, lumps and discharge.
The star claimed he looked so "repulsive" he didn't leave his house for seven months, leading to him losing his London home and missing out on work.
He had to fly to Italy to undergo more than 100 further procedures between 2000 and 2004 to correct the damage after suffering an adverse reaction to the collagen implants.
