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Hit with a baseball and now have a lip laceration, will this scar?

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Dr. Leonard Grossman answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Not necessarily: Some lip lacerations will result in visible scars and some will not. See a plastic surgeon if the scar is disfiguring or the treatment resulted in a scar. Good luck.

Answered 1/5/2014

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A member asked:

Hit with a baseball and now have a lip laceration, will this scar?

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Dr. Leonard Grossman answered

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