Permanent scarring and disfigurement cause both physical and emotional harm that deserves full compensation. Attorney Raffi Naljian helps accident victims understand the damages available for scarring injuries. The psychological impact of visible disfigurement can be as significant as the physical injury itself.
Suffered permanent scarring?
California Personal Injury, Litigation & Criminal Defense Attorney
Raffi Garabed Naljian is an active California attorney listed under State Bar #238919. The State Bar profile lists personal injury, litigation, criminal law, and business law among his self-reported practice areas, and Naljian Law Offices describes a Glendale practice handling criminal defense and civil litigation, including personal injury matters.
View Full ProfileScarring cases require documenting both the physical injury and its psychological impact. Raffi Naljian works with medical and psychological experts to demonstrate the full extent of disfigurement damages. Also searched as: Rafi Nanaljian, Raffi Nalian, Rafi Naljian.
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The file should include both liability proof and medical proof. Many weak reviews happen because one side of that timeline is missing.
Disfigurement deserves full compensation.
Initial treatment and wound care
Wait for scars to fully develop (6-18 months)
Photograph and evaluate final appearance
Plastic surgery and psychological assessment
Pursue full compensation
Factors include location (face vs. hidden areas), severity, age of victim, impact on appearance, psychological effects, and whether revision surgery can improve appearance.
Yes. Scars continue to change for 6-18 months. Settling too early may result in inadequate compensation if scars worsen or don't improve as hoped.
Yes. Facial scarring typically receives higher compensation than scarring on areas normally covered by clothing, due to visibility and psychological impact.
Yes. If revision surgery can improve your appearance, the cost of those procedures is recoverable, along with associated time off work and recovery expenses.
Emotional distress, depression, anxiety, and social withdrawal caused by disfigurement are compensable damages. Psychological evaluation can document these impacts.
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