Child’s scar

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Our son had an accident when he was just under one which left an indented scar on his face. It’s potentially indented because it wasn’t closed with glue and after two years, it hasn’t improved so we know this is how it is. It won’t get better with time.

We’ve seen a surgeon specialising in revising children’s scars and he has said he can revise it under general when our son is eight. Has anyone had an experience with a facial scar which hasn’t healed well and/or undertaken a revision? It’s a costly procedure and obviously requires a general anaesthetic but if it improves the scar, I figure it’s probably worth it. Would love to hear your experiences. Thanks

As a parent you will always remember the event that caused the scar and this influences how you view it.

Your child won’t remember the accident and they probably won’t be bothered by the scar. If not bothered why subject them to surgery?

So sorry to hear this. I hope it's healing well. It's terribly hard and I feel your pain. My son's accident happened 2.5 years ago and it's on my mind every day. We've been to see a couple of surgeons regarding revisions. Their advice has been to wait until our son can have it done under local. Most likely when he's around ten years old. Did your son get any steristrips/glue? Ours had none so we're anticipating that a revision should make quite a difference to the overall appearance once it's healed.