What Accidents Can Lead to Scarring, Disfigurement?

After being made the victim of a personal injury accident event, your bodily injuries may hopefully heal over time. However, if a part of your body got scarred or disfigurement, this may linger or even be something you have to deal with permanently. With that said, please continue reading to learn about the accidents that can lead to scarring or disfigurement and how one of the experienced Panama City personal injury attorneys at Manuel & Thompson, PA, can help if you have been affected in this way.

What types of accidents can potentially lead to scarring or disfigurement?

Virtually any type of personal injury accident has the potential to leave those involved with scarring or disfigurement. For example, in an auto accident, an involved driver may get cut by shards of broken glass from the windshield and side windows, or shards of metal from the deployed airbag upon impact. These lacerations, if significant enough, may require stitches that ultimately end up scarring. Or worse, an involved driver may get stuck in a vehicle fire and incur serious burns on their person, which may require dead tissue removal and even skin grafts.

In another example, you may end up with body disfigurement after unknowingly interacting with a piece of malfunctioning equipment. For instance, when working out at the gym, a defective machine may unexpectedly drop its weights and smash into your fingers. If your bones are crushed and irreparable, you may unfortunately lose a finger. Or, if you work in a workplace that handles heavy machinery, a part of your body may accidentally get caught in one and damage your tissue or bone. In a worst-case scenario, this may result in the amputation of your limb(s).

Can I sue after being left with permanent scars or disfigurements?

A scar or disfigurement on your body may only seem like cosmetic damage. But as you may know all too well, it may severely diminish your quality of life. That is, if a burn injury is extremely serious, it may affect how well you can move your body parts. This may hinder your ability to perform even the simplest work tasks, which results in your lost employment opportunities, and execute daily grooming or domestic chores, which results in your lost independence. Evidently, this applies even more closely to body disfigurements.

All of this to say, you may have valid grounds to sue the party who prompted your personal injury accident that ultimately led to your permanent scars and disfigurements. They most certainly should be held liable to pay for your medical bills, lost wages, employed third-party services, handicap-assistive equipment, and all other relevant damages you have had to deal with since the date of your accident event.

If you find yourself in need of legal aid, look no further than one of the skilled Panama City personal injury attorneys. Whether you simply have a legal question or require legal representation in an upcoming court case, our team at Manuel & Thompson, PA, is willing to help out. Please pick up the phone and call us today.