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The left side of her face is scarred by Greyscale, which she caught as an infant. Normally considered a death sentence, Stannis refused to give up on her and called in every healer he could find from both sides of the Narrow Sea to try to cure her, and through the combination of their efforts they managed to succeed, though the left side of her face was left permanently scarred.
The books established three different kinds of greyscale: one for children, one for adults, and The Grey Plague. For children (like we've seen with Shireen) it can in fact be treated and the spread of it though the body can be stopped. However, as soon as an area turns to Greyscale it cannot be reversed — like Shireen's cheek.
The adult version is much worse. Catch it and it's basically, "bye!" Supposedly the spread can be stopped, but only if you cut off the limb. And even then, there's no guarantee. You'll probably end up a Stoneman, and that is super painful and super awful.
Lastly, there's The Grey Plague, which is exactly what it sounds like. One person infects a ton of people, and everyone turns to stone, and everyone dies very quickly. But the original carrier doesn't necessarily die, so it's just a huge spread of greyscale across Westeros and it's bad news dragons.
originally posted by: zazzafrazz
Last time he played the Red Witch, sans her necklace.