Scarring injuries are different from internal injuries, and in many ways more devastating. Children are especially vulnerable to both dog bites and burns. But adults also face pain, disfigurement and loss of self-esteem.
Animal Attacks
Children are vulnerable to dog bites and other animal attacks because they are not fully aware of the potential harm that jaws and teeth can cause. Nor are they aware how quickly a dog can lunge or why a dog may suddenly feel threatened. They are lower to the ground and closer to a dog's jaws and claws.
Children's' skin is thinner and softer. The skin is covered with nerve cells, and scarring injuries are painful — immediately and sometimes long-term. Plastic surgery may be necessary, even more than one surgery. As with burns, the victim's scarred appearance will typically reduce self-confidence and increase self-consciousness.
Burns
Severe burns leave scars also. Again, children have thinner skin which allows deeper burns with less heat. If you have suffered scarring in a burn injury in a car accident or other incident, your appearance and even mobility may be affected for the long term.
A burn injury can easily exhaust insurance policy limits. That is why you need an attorney who can locate any and all potentially responsible parties and obtain the maximum possible compensation through negotiation or trial. Stephen B. Strnad is that attorney with 25 years of experience. Since 1993 I have worked exclusively in personal injury law.
I am a Milwaukee scarring injury attorney, Stephen B. Strnad, and I am on your side. I have handled thousands of cases and recovered millions of dollars for my personal injury clients. I handle cases throughout Wisconsin.
