Facial Injuries and Scarring from Car Accidents
Facial injuries, scars, and disfigurement resulting from a car accident can be incredibly distressing. Treating these injuries may require intense medical care. But if someone else is to blame for your injuries, you should not be responsible for paying the consequences of their reckless actions. The Chicago car accident lawyers at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. can help you pursue the compensation you deserve from the person who hurt you.
Our legal team has recovered more than $2.5 billion in compensation for our clients through our relentless pursuit of justice, including the largest personal injury verdict award for an individual in Illinois state history. We understand how facial injuries and scars from a car accident can affect victims for years and believe you deserve the chance to hold whoever caused the accident accountable. Contact us today for a free consultation with a car accident lawyer in Illinois.
Legal Help for Victims of Disfiguring Scars and Facial Injuries
It can be difficult to recover compensation for disfiguring scars and facial injuries after a car crash in Chicago. There is paperwork to file, evidence to gather, documents to review, witnesses to question, and other hoops to jump through. You shouldn’t have to do this yourself. Let the knowledgeable attorneys at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. handle the hard work so you can focus on healing.
Common Types of Facial Injuries Resulting from Car Accidents
Some of the most common facial injuries that occur in Illinois car accidents include:
- Cuts and lacerations – Broken glass and other objects can leave deep cuts or lacerations and may require stitches. If so, the victim will likely be left with a significant facial scar.
- Bone fractures – The bones that make up the face can be broken by the blunt force trauma of a car collision. They can break if you are struck by an object or hit your face on the steering wheel. These bones do not always fuse together correctly after an accident, resulting in disfigurement.
- Eye injuries – Flying shards of glass and other debris can cause serious eye injuries in a car accident. Not only can these injuries result in significant disfigurement, they can cause partial or total blindness as well.
- Soft-tissue injuries – In addition to facial bones, soft tissues like muscle and cartilage define the shape of the face and allow people to make facial expressions. When these soft tissues are damaged in an accident, victims’ faces may be deformed.
- Burns – If a vehicle catches on fire after an accident or an occupant comes into contact with a hot surface, they can suffer severe facial burns. Second-degree and third-degree burns often leave permanent scars even after treatment with skin grafts. In some cases, facial burns can cause nerve damage.
Common Causes of Facial Scarring and Disfigurement
Victims often suffer from facial scars or other disfiguring injuries after a car crash due to:
- Being struck by shards of glass or other debris from the collision
- Hitting their faces on the steering wheel or steering column after impact
- Being severely burned after the vehicle ignites or they touch a hot surface
- Being ejected from the car
- Being struck by a motor vehicle, in the case of pedestrians and bicyclists
How Much Compensation Can I Get for a Face Injury or Scar Lawsuit?
Facial injuries and scars can significantly impact your quality of life and emotional health after an accident. The compensation you could receive after a crash could be significant and include money for:
- Medical bills, including the cost of any reconstructive surgery you may need
- The physical pain caused by your injuries and scars
- Any emotional distress or decrease in quality of life you experience due to your injuries and scars
- Lost wages while you heal from the accident
- Reduced future earning potential due to a disabling injury
- Damaged personal property
What Factors Impact the Settlement Value of Facial Scar Injuries?
Not all facial injuries and scars are the same. Many factors can affect the value of an insurance settlement after a car accident, including:
- Your age at the time of the accident
- Whether your scars can be treated with plastic surgery
- Your gender
- Your marital status
- The location of your scars
- How painful your injuries are
How Our Chicago Lawyers Can Help You Pursue Compensation for Facial Injuries and Scarring
The Chicago car accident attorneys at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. understand that facial injuries and scars can affect a victim’s entire life. That’s why, for more than 40 years, we have advocated for the rights of victims injured in a car crash that was not their fault. We are prepared to work diligently to investigate your case and identify who is at fault to help you recover the compensation you need to move forward with your life. Because the settlement value for facial scar injuries can vary from case to case, you want a lawyer to help you maximize your compensation.
Let our diverse team of respected litigators deal with the legal challenges of your case while you recuperate and recover. We can file an insurance claim on your behalf and handle all settlement negotiations for you. We also have the skills and experience to defend your rights in court should settlement negotiations fail.
If you’ve suffered facial injuries as the result of a car accident that wasn’t your fault, you deserve compensation. We want to help you demand it. Contact Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. today for a free consultation with a Chicago car accident lawyer from our firm and find out what we can do for you.
