sch.14-sec.15Serious facial injury

sch.14-sec.15 Serious facial injury

Comment 14 to 25 The injury will involve serious traumatic injury to the face requiring reconstructive surgery that is not substantial. Examples of the injury a Le Fort I fracture or Le Fort II fracture if the degree of incapacity and disfigurement after reconstructive surgery will not be very severe a Le Fort III fracture if no serious deformity will remain after reconstructive surgery a serious or multiple fracture of the nasal complex either or both— requiring more than 1 operation; and causing 1 or more of the following— permanent damage to the airway permanent damage to nerves or tear ducts facial deformity a serious cheekbone fracture that will require surgery and cause serious disfigurement and permanent effects despite reconstructive surgery, for example, hyperaesthesia or paraesthesia a very serious multiple jaw fracture that will— require prolonged treatment; and despite reconstructive surgery, cause permanent effects, for example, severe pain, restriction in eating, paraesthesia or a risk of arthritis in the joints a severed trunk of the facial nerve (7th cranial nerve), causing total paralysis of facial muscles on 1 side of the face Additional examples of factors affecting ISV assessment any neurological impairment or effect on the airway permanent cosmetic deformity Comment about appropriate level of ISV An ISV at or near the bottom of the range will be appropriate if the injury causes permanent cosmetic deformity, asymmetry of 1 side of the face and limited adverse psychological reaction. An ISV at or near the top of the range will be appropriate if the injury causes serious bilateral deformity and significant adverse psychological reaction.