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1 Year Old w/ Forehead Cut
asked 1 year ago by AnnJane in Kanata, ON
Latest answer by Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD
Question viewed 1,090 times
Tags: age 17 or under, forehead, child, cut, options
My 1-year old got a small but deep cut to her forehead (slightly less than 1/4 inch). The hospital glued it together and placed steristrips. Now 2 weeks later the cut is healed over on the surface but there is still a small gap between the edges. The result is a very little but unsightly hole when she furrows her brow. Any ideas if this 'seam' should come together over time? Would using steristrips over time possibly help? Thanks, Concerned mother
2 answers to 1 Year Old w/ Forehead Cut
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No treatment needed for the youngster's scar for now.
The picture that you posted suggests that healing is proceeding more or less normally. I wouldn't recommend any active treatment. Let the process come to completion. This may take many months in a child. Scar creams don't work. Just keep the remodeling scar out of the sun as best as possible.
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Pediatric scars
Scars will mature with time amd most of the time they will get better. But, as the child is growing, scars also stretch and may widen.
