Removing Sun Flare

i have a shot that i took and i love it, only thing, is that its got a huge sunflare on the head.

What are some good tips on removing it?

Here is the photo;

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I'm no expert, but that flare on the side of the guys face looks perfectly circular. You can try making a circular marquee the same size and do a bit of levels or brightness/contrast adjustments to make it match the rest

i don't have a clue how to fix it but it sure looks like it's going to be difficult.

Quick edit of the RAW image. Could make a few more improvements but you get the idea. Just some color balance changes and burning/contrast adjustment.

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wow sdiver, thats pretty good! im going to try what you did as it looks very good.