The jury's determination that plaintiff suffered a "significant disfigurement" (Insurance Law § 5102 [d]) should not be disturbed. The trial court properly concluded that plaintiff made out a prima facie case that the disfigurement of plaintiff's face was "significant", i.e., that a reasonable person would view the physical alteration as "`unattractive, objectionable, or * * * the subject of pity and scorn'" (Siegle v County of Fulton,
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