THIS MUM-of-two has described how she lives with a huge dent on the left side of her head which was carved out to allow her to survive a one-in-a-million form of skin cancer.

After public relations specialist Barbora Hájková (38) from Strasnice, Prague had to have part of her skull removed in what medics likened to having to “amputate part of her head” pictures show how this brave lady made it through a gruelling eight-hour operation that removed a nine by twelve centimetre chunk of her skull to save her from a tumour.

This type of tumour is so rare, it had only previously been recorded growing in six cases worldwide in the same area as it was found in Barbora’s head, however she now lives a full and cancer-free life with part of her head missing.

When Barbora’s partner programmer and photographer Ilja (41) first ever spotted a lump on the side of her head, she dismissed his concerns that her face seemed to have changed.

Ilja was eventually able to convince Barbora to go to her doctor, who referred her to an ear, nose, and throat specialist at the Royal Vinohrady University Hospital, Prague.

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