意总理贝卢斯科尼将接受脸部整形手术-凯发k8官网

italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has undergone face surgery to restore his ¹ after an attack by a man in 2009, government officials say.

意大利政府官员称，总理贝卢斯科尼将要做脸部整形手术以修复2009年被一男子打伤的下巴。

they say the operation lasted for four hours under general anaesthetic（全身麻醉剂） and was necessary to "reconstitute the ²（解剖） and his ability to chew".

mr berlusconi, ³ 74, was attacked in milan in december 2009 by a man with a history of psychiatric（精神病学的） problems.

the prime minister was hit with a souvenir（纪念品） model of milan's cathedral.

'unfit for trial'

mr berlusconi "underwent a maxillofacial（上颌面的） operation with bone transplant and ⁴", his personal doctor alberto zangrillo was quoted as saying in a statement by the prime minister's office.

the statement said the operation was carried out in milan, without providing any further details.

mr berlusconi also suffered a broken nose, broken teeth and ⁵ lips during the 2009 attack, which followed a political rally in the northern italian city. he was taken to hospital for treatment.

but before being driven away, the prime minister climbed up on his chauffeur-driven car to try to show the crowd that he was all right.

the attacker - identified as as massimo tartaglia - was later ruled unfit to stand trial on charges of ⁶ assault（加重攻击罪） . a judge said that he was not aware of his actions during the incident.

mr tartaglia was ordered to remain under observation for another year in a psychiatric hospital.