Dr John Collin, the maxillofacial consultant who led on the reconstruction element of the surgery, said: "I'm sorry we spoilt Colin's tattoo, but it's always good to get one over on the grim reaper." ...

I love tattoos and would like to become a tattoo artist. I've seen loads of grim reaper tattoos and I decided to do my own! There have been no comments made here yet. 2d, black, day of the dead ...

Doctors saved a cancer-stricken man's life by reconstructing his throat - using skin covered in a Grim Reaper tattoo. The life-threatening tumour was discovered after Colin Reilly complained of ...

A tattoo of the grim reaper was used by surgeons to reconstruct a Bristol man’s face during a landmark surgery. The 12-hour operation was to remove a life-threatening tumour from the back of ...

The 44-year-old is 5ft 10ins with short dark brown hair. He was wearing a black shirt, brown cargo shorts and white shoes. He has a distinctive tattoo on his upper left arm of the Grim Reaper.

It was this part of the procedure that saw the grim reaper moved from Mr Reilly's forearm to the back of his throat. Dr John Collin, the maxillofacial consultant who led on the reconstruction ...

Doctors saved a cancer-stricken man's life by reconstructing his throat - using skin covered in a Grim Reaper tattoo. The life-threatening tumour was discovered after Colin Reilly complained of ...

Mr Reilly was on the operating table for 12 hours Surgeons used skin from a man's arm - including a tattoo of the grim reaper - to reconstruct his tongue and voice box in a life-saving operation.