Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 1 Location: New Zealand
Lip Injury Posted: 04-22-06 22:40pm
Recently during a night out in town a
fight broke out inside a bar, in which I
had a bottle thrown/or hit? In my face.
The bottle smashed and left me bleeding
badly. A few days later although my teeth
are aching I dont think any permanent
damage has been done. However my bottom
lip has completely split and there is a
bit of lip that has popped up and is white
in colour. My question is will this piece
of lip, tissue or whatever eventually go
down by itself or will it require medical
care? Thanks in advance, paul.
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Rosh
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 39 Location: NZ
Go And Get An Acc Claim Done Posted: 04-23-06 03:06am
Paul,
you're in nz so any care you require for
this injury will be covered by acc. You
should go to a dentist or doctor asap.
The cost of the consultation will be
covered by acc - you shouldn't have to pay
for anything. The most important thing is
to get a claim put in, so any other issues
caused by this accident in future will
also be covered. This is really important
for for a dental injury, because there's a
high likelyhood of problems in the future,
even if you think that you're teeth aren't
damaged now. Sometimes when you get a
knock in the teeth, the nerves die, but
you don't have any symptoms until later,
even years later. Go and get a claim put
in and xrays done. Go! Now!
I don't know about your lip, tho, sorry.
See a doctor or a dentist.
