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Forehead laceration at nursery :(

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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 18:14

Hi everyone,

This is my first post on the site, sorry if this has been covered before.

My little girl is 2.5 years and split her forehead open in nursery. She went to a plastic surgeon who was happy to steri strip it back together but I’m so worried about the scar :-( it’s around 3cm from her forehead to eyebrow.
I took the strips off today and i can only describe it was red and very dented :(
I know people may say “get over it, it’s a scar, she will have many more” I understand this, but it is so prominent on her face and it’s making me so upset.
We go back to the plastic surgeon in November
To see if she needs alternative treatment.
I have started trying to massage with aveno cream but she gets very annoyed and upset by it.
Has anybody else’s little ones had a similar injury, if so, what was the healing process like?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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happycamper11 · 03/10/2019 18:42

Dd got whacked by a spring see saw on the forehead in late May. It was cut to the bone and she had to have general anaesthetic, nerves repaired, internal and external stitches by the plastic surgeon and yes you can see the scar but it's certainly not awful or visible unless very close up. Redness is totally gone. She's not a fan of having it creamed so we've not been doing it as much as we should but the constant sun cream on our summer holiday did wonders for it. It is extra sensitive though so needs suncream where I normally wouldn't use it.

happycamper11 · 03/10/2019 18:43

It's also not raised in any way - it was very badly for a while

Potentialmadcatlady · 03/10/2019 18:47

Try dermatix/kelocote.. it is brilliant for reducing scars and very easy to use.. will take you literally a second to put on am/pm.. helps take any ‘healing itch’ away too

redchocolatebutton · 03/10/2019 18:48

poor you and poor dd.
bin there as well, dc has a scar right between the eyes.

it will look awful for a while.
what you can do to make it heal/fade better is sunscreen (or a plaster if that's easier) to protect the scar from uk light at all times.
if the scar bothers her you can see a cosmetic surgeon (privately) in a few years time.

OrchidInTheSun · 03/10/2019 19:00

I did the same when I was a kid. No steristrips then. You can't even see it in photos from when I'm about 5. The only reason I know about it is that it's a family 'story'. I have never been able to find any evidence of it on my skin. Smile

OtteryStCatchpole · 03/10/2019 19:10

My son cut his nose at nursery and I put dermatix on twice a day, when he slept so he didn't rub it straight off. You can still see it but it's faded loads. You'd only see it if you looked for it ifkwim

Thenotes · 03/10/2019 19:17

My now 18yo son was known as Harry Potter as a young child because of the scar on his forehead from a similar injury. But you wouldn't know it now.

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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 19:25

@happycamper11 oh no I’m sorry to hear that! That’s awful :-( yes my DD isn’t happy getting it creamed, when I’m rubbing the cream in the line is so prominent and dented I could cry for her.
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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 19:26

@Potentialmadcatlady I have just taken delivery for kelocote! Do I moisture 3 times a day and also apply kelocote do you think? X

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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 19:28

@redchocolatebutton yes I have been reading up on silicone sheets like plasters to keep it covered. I feel so awful for her, I’m just hoping it doesn’t stay indented x

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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 19:29

@OrchidInTheSun oh that’s amazing! This gives me hope!

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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 19:30

@OtteryStCatchpole where is the dermatologist from please? Is it like a gel. So glad your little boys has faded x

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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 19:31

@Thenotes this is my fear :( because the scar is so big :(

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LittleBearPad · 03/10/2019 19:33

My dd did something similar when about two and a half- had a Y shaped cut.

I’ve just asked to see her forehead (she has a fringe) I can’t see any sign of it.

I did something similar at 5 and had stitches. It’s gone too.

OtteryStCatchpole · 03/10/2019 19:34

@Natalie2905 it's like a thin gel. It's quite pricey, I think around £20 a tube, but you only need a tiny amount. You can get it from
Amazon, Boots, Superdrug. It's similar to Bio-Oil. I used it for a couple of months.

Thenotes · 03/10/2019 19:35

Why? As a young child DS loved his scar. As an 18yo you'd never know it was there.

In a similar but different note, I have a large birthmark that could have embarrassed me but my dad always referred to it as my beauty spot, so I thought it was a good thing and it never realised it should bother me. So it didn't. Don't let your concerns become hers.

sleepyhead · 03/10/2019 19:43

Ds1 had a "Harry potter" forehead scar picked up as a 4 year old. It's totally gone now and I can't actually remember when it disappeared (years ago - he's 12 now).

It was very visible for a few months, then noticeable if you knew to look for it for maybe a couple of years, and now nothing.

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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 19:47

@LittleBearPad this is very reassuring thank you xxx

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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 19:49

@Thenotes I completely understand where you are coming from. Growing up I had a mole under my chin which I dad also said was a beauty spot. I was bullied in school over it and at the age of 17 I went and had it removed.

I won’t let my concerns become hers but kids can be very cruel and I just don’t want her to experience what I did.

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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 19:51

@OtteryStCatchpole I will have a browse on Amazon now and see what I can find thank you for the tip!

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Thenotes · 03/10/2019 19:54

Fwiw, I think today's kids are much kinder to each other than we were. My other DS has the same birthmark as me. All he's ever had from other children is a bit of mild curiosity

givemesomewineplease · 03/10/2019 19:59

Same happened to my dd a few months ago - she’s 5. Laceration to the bone and needed general anaesthetic and loads of stitches. It’s long and right up the centre of her forehead. I’m gutted as it’s so big and obvious but she’s been brilliant about it so, as I can’t wind back time, I just have to accept that her beautiful face will always have a little mark down it. But I’m hoping it will get much less obvious with time. Right now it’s still extremely red. The bumpy bits are getting less as we’re massaging twice daily. Also keeping a cap on at all times. It’s rubbish but at least she’s not brain damaged or missing her sight, which honestly were my worst fears at the time it happened.

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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 20:16

@Thenotes I hope that the kids nowadays are a lot kinder. X

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Natalie2905 · 03/10/2019 20:20

@givemesomewineplease love the name by the way. Oh no that’s so sad :( the fear at the hospital was immense, I honestly thought she had done more damage to her skull considering the the cut she had. I was so relieved to have her home and mended and I just wanted to squeeze her forever. I think it’s brought it all back now the steri strips are off, as it’s been covered I hadn’t seen it for 2 weeks.

Sorry for asking this type of question but does your daughters scar feel really tough and like it’s stuck on the inside at all?

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redchocolatebutton · 03/10/2019 20:25

after 2 weeks the skin is just about closed.
loads more healing going on around the area.
it will take time to fade but if it will dissappear you will only know in a couple if years.