OAKVILLE -- A 21-year-old man is recovering after being slashed in the face twice at a nightclub.

Police said the man was at My Apartment nightclub  on Winston Park Drive around 1 a.m. yesterday,  when another man became angry he was dancing with a woman.

The angry clubgoer confronted the man, swore at him, and then punched him in the face twice with a razor blade hidden in his fist.

Police said the victim suffered “two very severe lacerations to his face,” and the men were ultimately separated by security staff.

The injured man was taken to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital and he will need surgery to fix the damage to his face.

Police said the attacker may also have been cut during the fight, but he fled the club before police arrived.

The suspect is described as white, 20 to 25 years old, 5-foot-7 with a muscular build and short brown hair with a goatee.  The man was wearing a white shirt with a black and gold emblem on it.

Police are asking anyone with information to call investigators at 905-825-4747 ext. 2215 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.