Hi I am new to mumsnet and am hoping to get some advice. In July 2016 my son was attacked by a dog on his face whilst on holiday in Cornwall. He was taken to Plymouth hospital where he received emergency surgery under general anaesthetic and 15 dissolvable sutures. He had a laceration to the bridge of his nose, punctured cheek and slit from the corner of his nose to his mouth. The first 2 weeks i was cleaning the wound with saline water and gauze swabs given to me by my local gp and we applied chloramphenicol eye ointment 3 times a day as advised by the plastic surgeon. Unfortunately the sutures did not dissolve and a day 16 he had to have sedation and the sutures cut out. Since then we have been prescribed dermatix silicone gel which we apply twice a day and massage into the scars.
He has been having dermatix gel for almost 2 months now and the scars are very red and some are raised. We are looking for any advice on what else we could use? What other treatment options there are? Can anyone recommend any specialists / paediatric dermatologists that Anyone can recommend who may be able to help? We live in Dorset.
I have spent hours searching the Internet looking for answers and miracles. He is the happiest smiliest little boy ever and it breaks my heart what he has gone through. Only a month before the dog bite he was in hospital after being diagnosed with viral meningitis. As I don't have a magic wand to rewind time I would like to do everything within my power to reduce scarring for him. Thank you for reading my post and for any advice you have.
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user1476038599 · 09/10/2016 20:39
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