Should I Seek Further Expertise for Stitches my 13 Month Old Received After a Fall?

At this point I would recommend you allow the wound to heal for the next couple of months with appropriate wound care and avoidance of sun exposure and then make an appointment with a Facial Plastic surgeon if the healed laceration does not appear cosmetically acceptable. If the wound needs to be revised I often will wait 12-18 months in children as young as yours to allow for adequate remodeling of the scar. Best Regards, Jacque P. LeBeau, MD more

Laceration treatment in an emergency setting should be managed thereafter by a skilled plastic surgeon to optimize long term results.