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Deviations from facial norms\u2014such as asymmetry or visible differences\u2014are, by contrast, often associated with negative traits, social avoidance, and dehumanisation. Across cultures and centuries, deliberate facial disfiguration has been used as a form of punishment for perceived moral or legal transgressions. Evidence from ancient Egypt, Mediaeval Europe, and early modern legislation, as well as modern acid attacks, indicates that intentional facial disfiguration has long served as a means of ongoing punishment through humiliation and identity disruption. Motivations for targeting the face may be rooted in its central role in identity, beauty, symmetry, and symbolic purity. Despite contemporary legal efforts to curb acid attacks and related violence, legislation specifically addressing intentional facial disfiguration remains limited. 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