Facing the future facial injury compensation

The human face is the first point of recognition for anyone we know. It is impossible to say a person's name without conjuring an image of their face. Like it or not, our faces are inextricably linked with our identities.

That is why if someone is involved in a no fault car accident in which they receive disfiguring and personal injuries to the face, making an injury compensation claim becomes a matter of urgent necessity.

It is easy to empathise with a person who wants to make an injury compensation claim after a disfiguring car accident. Faced with the same post car crash situation, almost all of us would seek to spend any injury compensation funds on corrective cosmetic surgery. It is not a question of vanity, it is merely one of using car accident injury compensation to return our faces as closely as possible to their natural appearance.

To further explore why receiving this kind of injury compensation is so important to someone injured in a car accident it is worth hearing the views of an experienced mental health professional.

The mental health professional's view on cosmetic injury compensation following a car accident
"I've no doubt injury compensation is important to the emotional and psychological recovery of anyone who's sustained personal injuries in a car accident. Suddenly the face in the mirror is not the same. Instead, it is a grotesque version of the familiar. This can lead to depression, anxiety and the opening of a whole Pandora's box of identity issues."

"One extreme though pertinent case is that of an identical twin I counselled a few years ago who was left with severe facial scarring following a car accident. But for a minor whiplash injury, her identical sister was fine. Up until the car accident they had always had a very close relationship, but from the car accident onwards their paths began to diverge.

"The facially injured twin - twin A - found that she had difficulty in continuing to relate her identity to twin B, she no longer felt like one side of a coin but instead felt like an aesthetically inferior and corrupted version of her sister.

"Anyone who has been disfigured in a car accident will experience this themselves to a certain degree, with the exception that they feel like an aesthetically inferior and corrupted version of their pre-car accident selves. This tension between what a person feels they should look like and how they actually appear can lead to immense frustration and depression.

"In answer to your question, this is why I am sure injury compensation for cosmetic injuries following a car accident is crucial for the recovery of the individual."

What kinds of treatments are available to someone who's won cosmetic injury compensation?
The most important thing is to choose an aesthetic cosmetic surgeon who is registered with the British Association of Aesthetic Cosmetic Surgeons (BAACS) otherwise the risk is that the patient will see an unaccredited cosmetic surgeon who botches the surgery. And, of course, the last thing anyone in that situation wants to face is further disfigurement and the lengthy process of another compensation claim for botched cosmetic surgery.

People who have suffered disfiguring facial injuries in a car accident may need to spend their injury compensation on reconstructive surgery to the jaw or the teeth. Rhinoplasty (reconstructive nose surgery) is sometimes necessary too.

For people who have suffered unsightly scars in a car accident, spending some of their injury compensation on scar revision surgery may be a good option. Scar revision surgery is a blended technique of traditional plastic surgery and the injection of steroid solutions into the scar tissue area.

For more information go to www.baaps.org.uk.

Making a no win, no fee claim for injury compensation
If you've suffered personal injuries in a car accident you may be entitled to compensation. Sometimes winning compensation can just be a matter of being given the opportunity to rehabilitate back to the physical and emotional state you were in before the car accident.

Making a no win, no fee claim means you are able to do this without endangering your financial security. When you make a no win, no fee claim with Car Accident Advice Line you are at no risk of having to pay us a thing at any stage of the compensation process.

If you win, you keep 100% of your compensation and if you lose you will not have to pay a thing either as we take out an insurance policy on your behalf to cover for all eventualities.

Our panel of personal injury solicitors have an excellent success rate in dealing with claims so, once we've established your case, you'll be in good hands.

Why not get in touch with us and get your claim in swing today. You can fill out an online claim form, request a call back, or call us now on 0808 143 43 42.