A crash can total a car in seconds, but the mark it leaves on your face can outlast the wreck by years. Facial injuries often carry a weight that goes beyond medical bills, touching how people see themselves and how they’re seen by everyone else.
At Mann Law, we understand why cases of car accident face injuries in Maine need careful attention from the beginning. These claims are not just about proving that a crash happened. They are about showing the full cost of an injury that may require emergency care, dental reconstruction, scar treatment, surgery, or long-term follow-up with specialists.
Our Maine personal injury lawyers bring over 50 years of combined legal experience to serious injury cases across the state. We are a statewide practice with satellite offices throughout Maine.
If you or a loved one were in a car accident and suffered a facial injury, Mann Law can step in, build the record, and fight for the compensation your recovery deserves.
Contact our car accident attorneys at 207-709-0900 to discuss your case in detail.
Yes, you may be able to sue for facial injuries after a Maine car accident if another person caused the crash through negligence.
Negligent acts can include:
When that conduct causes a crash, and you suffer facial injuries, you may have the right to bring a claim for compensation.
At Mann Law, we help clients build the evidence needed to show what happened, who caused the crash, and how the facial injury has affected their life. That includes reviewing crash reports, medical records, photos, dental records, insurance coverage, and future treatment needs.
Car accident face injuries in Maine are common because the face is exposed during impact and can strike hard surfaces inside the vehicle.
Even with seatbelts and airbags, a person’s face can hit the steering wheel, dashboard, window, airbag, headrest, loose objects, or shattered glass. In a side-impact crash, the face may strike the window or door frame. In a rollover, the face may suffer cuts, fractures, or burns from broken glass, deployed airbags, or contact with the vehicle interior.
Facial injuries can also be underestimated at first. A person may leave the scene thinking they only have bruising, then later learn they have a broken cheekbone, dental trauma, nerve damage, or a scar that may need revision. That is why medical follow-up matters. The first emergency room visit may only be the beginning of the treatment record.
Facial injuries or trauma refer to damage to the face, including the skin, bones, teeth, eyes, nerves, or soft tissue. These injuries can affect more than appearance. Serious facial trauma may make it harder to see, eat, speak, breathe, or drink. Getting the right medical care early can reduce the risk of lasting pain, scarring, or permanent changes to the face.
Common facial injuries from car accidents include:
Some of these injuries heal with time and a few stitches. Others require oral surgery, plastic surgery, or years of follow-up care.
The type of injury you sustained often shapes how much your claim is worth. A jagged laceration that leaves a visible scar on the cheek, for example, tends to carry a different value than a bruise that fades within a week, even if both took the same number of stitches to close.
Facial trauma can change quickly. Bruising fades, swelling goes down, cuts heal, and scars may look different over time. Photos from the crash scene, the emergency room, the first few days after the accident, and later stages of healing can help show what the injury looked like before it changed.
Medical records are just as important. Emergency room notes, imaging results, dental records, surgery reports, specialist referrals, prescriptions, and follow-up visits can connect your facial injuries to the crash.
These records can also indicate whether you may need future treatment, such as dental implants, scar revision, jaw surgery, eye care, or therapy for persistent pain and numbness.
Other evidence can help prove how the crash happened and why the other driver is responsible.
This may include:
At Mann Law, we can gather the records, preserve key evidence, review insurance coverage, and work with medical professionals to show the full impact of your injuries. We also know how insurance companies may try to downplay facial trauma. Our job is to build a claim that reflects what the injury has actually taken from you physically, financially, and personally.
Face injuries from a car accident often carry a cost that no amount of money can compensate for. However, we will help you recover compensation to make your financial situation after an accident easier to manage.
Mann Law is a female-led firm. Our attorneys have been named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Super Lawyers, and Rising Stars. We are dedicated to each of our clients as people, not just another case number. You don’t have to figure out what your case is worth on your own, and you shouldn’t have to negotiate with an insurance adjuster while you’re still healing.
Contact Mann Law today for a free consultation to talk about your accident and find out what your facial injury claim may be worth.
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