Your face and head play some of the most important functions in your everyday life. Your eyes help you see the world, your nose smells, your ears hear, and your mouth eats and speaks. It is the first thing that people see. Your face is what your friends and children know and love. Unfortunately, if you get involved in an accident and get facial injuries, you may require expensive medical expenses.
You may need to undergo reconstructive surgery to bring your face back in shape. A skilled plastic surgeon performs it. If you or your loved ones suffered from a facial fracture in a destructive car crash, you may be entitled to compensation. Speak to an attorney from the Law Office of Brian P. Azemika today.
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Types of facial injuries in a car accident
Most of the people involved in auto motor accidents suffer from some kind of facial distortion, making facial injuries extremely common. The nasal bone fracture is the most common facial injury after a car crash. Other common facial injuries include:
- Burn injuries: Explosions and fires may occur in a car accident and cause your face skin to burn badly. Getting a skin grafting treatment is greatly recommended by doctors. The scars on your face may last for the rest of your life.
- Bone fractures: Human faces have 14 bones, including the inferior nasal concha, the mandible, the maxilla, lacrimal bones, palatine bones, nasal bones, and the zygomatic bones. Any of the bones may get fractured in a car accident.
- Eye injuries: Flying objects or debris may damage your eyes in a car crash. Severe eye injuries can also result in permanent blindness.
- Facial deformities: Injury to your facial bones may cause facial distortion. It can have a lasting impact on the physical appearance of the victim.
What are the damages you can claim?
Fortunately, the laws in the United States offer a legal pathway to recover compensation when an accident is caused due to the misconduct of the other party. The compensation will depend on the details of the car accident. However, some of the common car accident claim damages involving facial injuries include:
- Lost wages
- Medical bills
- Facial disfigurement
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of consortium (damage to personal relationships)
While filing your claim, you must assign an appropriate monetary value to each of the damages on your list.
Why should you hire a lawyer?
There are various complexities involved in a car accident. The at-fault party may refuse to have done anything wrong. The insurance company may refuse to negotiate with your injury claim. To combat such factors, you need to hire an experienced injury attorney.
