Your physical scars may come in two different forms. First, you may have indentations where you have lost tissue. Second, you may have raised patches where new skin has formed. Not only can both types of scars be unsightly, but they also may be painful or numb. Furthermore, you can expect your scars to have a different texture than the surrounding skin.

It is not uncommon for car accident survivors to seek cosmetic surgery for facial scarring. Doing so can be tricky, however, as plastic surgery may cause additional scars to form. Even worse, surgeons may have to perform multiple procedures to reconstruct your face.