Scarring And Disfigurement: Two Long-Term Consequences Of Serious Burns

This month two devastated Texas mothers filed burn injury lawsuits against a Houston in-home daycare worker who allegedly left seven children at her home alone while she went shopping. A fire started in the house, killing four children and seriously injuring three others. The mothers’ lawsuits claim that not only was the 22-year-old daycare owner negligent, she also should have never been caring for children in the first place.

Many people understand that suffering serious burns can be extremely painful and that the recovery time is long and grueling, but fewer people understand that even after the worst of the physical pain is over, other aspects of their accidents will stay with them for life. While the three children who were seriously burnt in the daycare accident will hopefully heal in the coming weeks and months, they may very well carry with them the literal scars of what has happened to them.

Third-degree burns result in some of the most extensive scarring and disfigurement of all types of accidents. In fact, scarring from burns can be so extensive that the scar tissue can make it difficult for burn victims to move their fingers, hands, and other joints. Corrective surgery and plastic surgery can minimize some of these issues, but patients often need multiple, expensive procedures that are sometimes not covered by their medical insurance.

Burn victims must also deal with disfigurement and visible scars – especially if they have been burned on their face, neck, or hands. Even if these scars do not affect their mobility and do not result in health complications, these visible scars can deeply harm a victim’s self-perception, self-esteem, confidence, and general happiness. Some may even feel clinical depression or anxiety.

Have you or a loved one been seriously burned in a fire or accident caused by the carelessness or negligence of another? You may deserve compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering – and even the long-term issues of scarring and disfigurement. Talk to a Texas burn injury attorney today.