Scars in children

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Does anyone else have a child with a facial scar that could advise me.

DS has a 4cm scar in the centre of his forehead and the A&E doctor decided not to stitch it and used steri stitches instead. I have since been told this is why he has scarred so much. In it very dented and obvious, people often ask about it.

If I go back to GP....which I feel odd about as we are so lucky his eye was fine......what are they likely to suggest?

Many thanks

Hi, my ds had a facial scar, but it was from a cut that did not require stitches, so not as deep as your son's. It was under his eye and very obvious. He has had it a year and it is only now invisible to the naked eye. I was really worried that he was going to have it permenantly but it healed in time. I assume that the doctor will tell you to give it a chance to fade by itself before they may intervene. You could ask whether it is safe to use products such as bio oil, dermatix scar gel/sheets on it. How long ago did the accident happen?

I doubt there is much that the GP could suggest other than leaving it to fade over time/using certain products on it.

Many thanks ladies, it has been 2 years now. Maryz time wise that gives me hope! I feel guilt about seeing my GP as it bothers me more than him ATM but I don't want him to later ask why I didn't do anything iyswim??