NOW while the wound is healing.

Go see Dr Forman in north Bethesda. Stitched up my DDs face and has extensive experience.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last week she was in a bad car accident involving a tree. A lot of glass cut her face, and the ER used medical glue, not stiches. She is healing, and I promised her if she doesn't heal I will get her a consult with a plastic surgeon, but so far here is what we are doing:

- more medical glue for the cut at the corner where her lips meet (it falls off)
- she knows to stay out of the sun and not cover up the cuts with makeup until they've healed
- she has Bio Oil for when the cut is closed and scarring

Is there anything else I can get her? A coworker just told me teens are into The Ordinary but I don't know what any of those potions do exactly.

OP, I don’t get this. You keep responding to people telling you to get her a consult NOW that you can’t afford it. What’s going to change later when she has the scarring that’s hard to fix??? This is penny wise pound foolish.

I don’t have the money now.

Then use a credit card.

We just had a bad car accident - the driver's auto insurance is the first address for any medical expenses.

Fwiw I was attacked by a dog at about age 12 - the major wounds were to my face and lower lip. There wasn't a specialist on site so they stitched me up and I saw a plastic surgeon periodically after the fact. We collectively decided that another surgery wasn't necessary. The scars were pretty awful for the first year or two, but faded significantly after that. In my adult life as far as I can tell, the scars aren't noticeable to anyone but me. I can't emphasize enough the importance of sunscreen.

Honestly you're all getting your panties in a twist. The most likely scenario is these abrasions are superficial and do NOT require plastic surgery.

Hospital doctors are experienced enough in this to know the difference. A bunch of amateurs on the internet who haven't examined her, do not.

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Anonymous wrote:Please take her to a plastic surgeon now. I am surprised the ER didn't call one in.

I think they didn't call a plastic surgeon because she didn't need stitches and she has Medicare so I doubt they would pay for one.

This makes me so GD angry! I f-ing HATE our medical system.

I posted not too long ago in a thread around here where someone was upset about the amount they paid for insurance and a hospital visit and yet how "people without insurance get the best free care." Several people told me I was wrong when I refuted that position.

I see it daily! The exact terrible situation that you just stated above.

NO ONE gets turned away from the ER. However, if you have insurance, you're getting better ER care. I literally even described this scenario in my post... if your kid comes into the ER with a dog bite to the face and you have insurance, the ER is going to get a plastics consult. If your kid comes into the ER with a dog bite to the face and you have no insurance (or Medicare in this case), your kid is going to get taken care of, but plastics wouldn't be called down.

If you can find a plastic surgeon who accepts Medicare, please take your DD, OP. It's worth a consult just to make sure things are healing well.

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Anonymous wrote:Last week she was in a bad car accident involving a tree. A lot of glass cut her face, and the ER used medical glue, not stiches. She is healing, and I promised her if she doesn't heal I will get her a consult with a plastic surgeon, but so far here is what we are doing:

- more medical glue for the cut at the corner where her lips meet (it falls off)
- she knows to stay out of the sun and not cover up the cuts with makeup until they've healed
- she has Bio Oil for when the cut is closed and scarring

Is there anything else I can get her? A coworker just told me teens are into The Ordinary but I don't know what any of those potions do exactly.

OP, I don’t get this. You keep responding to people telling you to get her a consult NOW that you can’t afford it. What’s going to change later when she has the scarring that’s hard to fix??? This is penny wise pound foolish.

I don’t have the money now.

Anonymous wrote:Last week she was in a bad car accident involving a tree. A lot of glass cut her face, and the ER used medical glue, not stiches. She is healing, and I promised her if she doesn't heal I will get her a consult with a plastic surgeon, but so far here is what we are doing:

- more medical glue for the cut at the corner where her lips meet (it falls off)
- she knows to stay out of the sun and not cover up the cuts with makeup until they've healed
- she has Bio Oil for when the cut is closed and scarring

Is there anything else I can get her? A coworker just told me teens are into The Ordinary but I don't know what any of those potions do exactly.

OP, I don’t get this. You keep responding to people telling you to get her a consult NOW that you can’t afford it. What’s going to change later when she has the scarring that’s hard to fix??? This is penny wise pound foolish.

Anonymous wrote:Please take her to a plastic surgeon now. I am surprised the ER didn't call one in.

This.

Prevention is the best medicine. Don’t wait to see if her face heals improperly to try to fix it. Make the appointment NOW.

Another person here surprised that they didn’t call in a plastic surgeon at the hospital. I was in a similar situation. They wouldn’t do anything until a plastic surgeon came to be the one to do the stitches etc. Gave me a whole new respect for the profession because I had never thought of them doing that kind of work.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody was responsible - her boyfriend was driving at night, when it was misty out, the road was slippery and he lost control going around a turn and they slammed into a tree. There's nobody to sue. If anyone was responsible it was her boyfriend, but it was an accident. Nobody was drinking or high, he wasn't on his phone, they were both wearing seatbelts. He's just an inexperienced driver.

He’s still responsible, because he’s the driver. You should still make his insurance pay.

+! Million

OP, if he is insured he has medical coverage under his auto insurance.

Yes, OP. Don't let your daughter's face go untreated because you don't want to upset her or her boyfriend. This is why drivers have auto insurance, it's not just if you were drunk/high/texting. Yes it may cause some waves with her, him, his family but tough toenails. He may not even be her boyfriend a month from now.

+3 OP. What did you think insurance was for? It's to cover medical expenses your daughter might have. Please think straight.

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Anonymous wrote:If this was a car crash, who was responsible? Was there a police report? If there's insurance, it's possible that your daughter's medical costs would be paid.

So step one may be to see an attorney. This is the kind of case a personal injury lawyer might be willing to take on a contingency--translation, you only have to pay the attorney if there is a settlement or verdict.

Nobody was responsible - her boyfriend was driving at night, when it was misty out, the road was slippery and he lost control going around a turn and they slammed into a tree. There's nobody to sue. If anyone was responsible it was her boyfriend, but it was an accident. Nobody was drinking or high, he wasn't on his phone, they were both wearing seatbelts. He's just an inexperienced driver.

He’s still responsible, because he’s the driver. You should still make his insurance pay.

+! Million

OP, if he is insured he has medical coverage under his auto insurance.

Yes, OP. Don't let your daughter's face go untreated because you don't want to upset her or her boyfriend. This is why drivers have auto insurance, it's not just if you were drunk/high/texting. Yes it may cause some waves with her, him, his family but tough toenails. He may not even be her boyfriend a month from now.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this was a car crash, who was responsible? Was there a police report? If there's insurance, it's possible that your daughter's medical costs would be paid.

So step one may be to see an attorney. This is the kind of case a personal injury lawyer might be willing to take on a contingency--translation, you only have to pay the attorney if there is a settlement or verdict.

Nobody was responsible - her boyfriend was driving at night, when it was misty out, the road was slippery and he lost control going around a turn and they slammed into a tree. There's nobody to sue. If anyone was responsible it was her boyfriend, but it was an accident. Nobody was drinking or high, he wasn't on his phone, they were both wearing seatbelts. He's just an inexperienced driver.

He’s still responsible, because he’s the driver. You should still make his insurance pay.

+! Million

OP, if he is insured he has medical coverage under his auto insurance.

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Anonymous wrote:Please take her to a plastic surgeon now. I am surprised the ER didn't call one in.

I think they didn't call a plastic surgeon because she didn't need stitches and she has Medicare so I doubt they would pay for one.

OP is this you? If so, just call Medicare. (Medicaid?) to ask if they’ll cover a plastic surgeon. But surely they’ll cover a consultation with a dermatologist. The dermatologist can determine whether a plastic surgeon is needed.

McIntyre Jess around with this. You’ll wait forever. If you can afford a few hundred, call a dermatologist. See them next week.

I scar very bad and easily. And I’m a white Caucasian woman. They will always end up raised or stay white, or even form keloids.

I have had a few moles removed and minor surgical procedures and doctors are always taken back by how much I scar after, even when I tell them prior to the procedure.

Dissolvable stitches also never dissolve for me which makes scarring much worse if used.

For this reason, I’m hyper vigilant if my kids get cut or bit, etc in face. From a minor scratch in preschool my one son had a mark that lasted 10 years and yiu can still faintly see it.