Student loses her entire EAR after a tiny mole turns out to be a deadly skin cancer spreading across her face

Lauren McFerran, from Merseyside, was diagnosed with a deadly melanoma after noticing the mole (left inset) when she went for her ear to be pierced. 


She had the tip of her ear removed initially but tests revealed it had spread so she had further surgery to remove the entire ear (right). She also needed six weeks of radiotherapy to stop the cancer spreading. Since then, Miss McFerran has completed her teacher training (left) and is now a qualified primary school teacher. She has had a prosthetic ear fitted (right inset) and said the procedure has not affected her hearing.