Coronation Street's acid attack victim Ryan Connor will come face-to-face with his burn injuries for the very first time next week.
In upcoming scenes broadcast on ITV, Daisy Midgeley - who Ryan saved from the sinister Justin Rutherford on her wedding day - takes Ibiza club promoter Crystal to see Ryan in hospital, hoping that she'll boost his confidence.
Sat up in bed, Ryan thanks Daisy for bringing Crystal with her and admits the possibility of gigging abroad has given him something else to focus on.
With Carla Connor also there for support, Ryan informs the surgeon that he's finally ready to take his bandages off. As he scrutinises his disfigured face, the doctor breaks the dispiriting news that he's not healing as well as they'd hoped and that he'll need a skin graft.
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