A MUM who lived with a life-threatening facial mass has been given a new chance at life - after doctors cut away half of her FACE. Jennifer Hiles suffered from AVM or arterial venous malformation, which leads to abnormal connections between the arteries and veins in her face. The rare condition causes haemorrhaging – which could have killed her at any time, but Jennifer is hoping that her latest surgery has removed it forever. Jennifer spent eight weeks with saline-filled tissue expanders under the skin of her forehead and cheek – which were inflated every week to allow new skin to grow. Now Jennifer has had the balloons and the AVM removed and her new skin patched over – and she couldn't be happier with her new face.