Gash above sons eyebrow worried about scarring

[BusyBeeMummy1]

Hi MNers

So my DS1 (19months old) had his 1st bump on the corner of a coffee table at his grandparents house today. It was gash like, took him to A&E who saw us after an hour and they glued up his skin and added the sterstrips on top.

Im concerned about scarring or any permanent damage that may be caused by the incident.

Any tips on what i should do, or avoid, once its healed and the steristrips come off?

The nurse said as hes so young and his skin will grow rapidly it wont leave a mark but i want to ensure im proactive atleast.

Thankyouuuuuu any help or advice appreciated

My son fell on a bus & gashed his forehead - it was glued too. He then bumped it again & split it open. It healed so well, and cannot see it at all.

He has keloid scars from surgery, and we were advised to put on Rose hip oil.

Believe the nurse and do as little as possible. And don't fret.

DS2 had a similar sounding injury when he was 4ish, and the scarring was very slight (and if anything, dashing). But now he's a teen it's barely visible. I did nothing - just left it alone to heal.

Only thing to be careful about is taking pulling clothes over his head - you don't want to dislodge the dressing by tugging at anything tight.

@dusty omg on a bus! I was horrified even when it happened at home. Thankyou will bare in mind rosehip oil. Thanks for the reassurance :)

@Ethel he keeps trying to touch it and im worried about that too, should i be putting his winter hat on him as that just covers it and could move it too i guess x

DD (9) did it last year - I steri striped it. There was a scar for about 3-4 months, less eyebrow hair for a bit but now 10 months later its healed completely

She was very good though at not touching it so it was left well alone

DS did his chin aged 2 and could not be dissuaded from picking all the glue off! So left with a decent scar- 9 months on its already fading. I had some scars on knees and forehead as s child which are totally gone as an adult.

@Quartz thats re-assuring to hear glad to hear shes healed well

@More they applied steristrips on top of the glue and then we placed a plaster on top of the strips to stop him picking at them so luckily he wont be able to pick at the glue, hopefully it will be healed up by the time the strips come off and he wont be able to pick at it heres to hoping!

DS1 injured himself on a play table when he was about the same time. He just sort of toppled forward and ended up with a horrifying gash on his upper lip. Like a flap of skin lifted up. I was beside myself. They patched it up at the hospital with steri strips. and I thought that was it, he'd be scarred for life. I didn't put anything on it.

Fast forward and he's nearly 12. You can kind of see a tiny scar if you look very closely, not that he lets me look closely at his face these day, but its not noticeable at all unless you know its there.

@sugarbum thats exactly how my son fell too, and in a split second. Did your son have glue too?

Try bio oil..

The scar will fade in its own but if you want to apply something, kelocote is excellent. We used it on DD for a scar above her eyebrows. It's practically invisible now three years on, although I can't prove it was the kelocote.

It's hard to say as everyone heals differently. My dd scars really easily and has quite a few little ones on her face. You could try bio oil after it heals but if it leaves a mark you'll hardly notice it after a while, it'll just be part of him.

Sorry I just noticed I'd been mentioned. I don't remember them using glue. But it was over a decade ago so it might have happened!

It will probably be fine but really I would say there are far more important things to worry about. If he has a little scar it is no biggie. Please stop worrying. What will be will be