Lip Injury
Compensation Claims

If a lip injury has set you back, we'll help you move forward

Lip injuries, from minor cuts to severe lacerations or nerve damage, can not only be painful but also impact speech, eating, and overall facial aesthetics. If you've sustained a lip injury due to an accident, assault, medical negligence, or a work accident, we can help.

If your life, or the life of a loved one, has been affected by a lip injury, we can help. If your injuries were caused by someone else's actions or negligence, you may be entitled to claim compensation.

You can make a No Win, No Fee compensation claim with the help and support of a personal injury solicitor.

Around 20% of people have a facial scar - you are not alone

The soft tissue of the lips make them especially vulnerable to injury.

Blows to the face, sporting accidents and unsafe beauty treatments and can all puncture or abrade the skin, causing pain, swelling, cuts and bruising. Rashes, blisters or nerve damage may also be experienced after receiving a lip injury.

Around 1 in 5 people have a visible mark, scar or other facial injury condition in the UK. (changingfaces.org.uk).

If you have suffered a lip injury due to an accident that was not your fault, you may be eligible to claim compensation.

How much compensation can I claim for a lip injury?

The compensation you can claim for your lip injury will depend on:

• the nature and severity of your injury,
• how your injury influences your daily activities and work abilities,
• the financial losses or expenses you've faced because of your injury.

General damages are awarded for pain, suffering and loss of amenity (PSLA).

For many individuals, the look of their face is tied strongly to their self-esteem. As well as the physical injury, lip injuries can have a major psychological impact especially if the injuries result in permanent scarring.

The courts recognise the impact such scarring can have, and compensation awards for scar-related injury claims will be consequently higher in such circumstances.

Awards for general damages are set by the Judicial College (judiciary.uk) and published in their guidelines for personal injury awards.

Special damages are awarded to compensate you for any costs or losses you've incurred or might incur as a result of your accident. These costs might include loss of income, including future loss of income, or any other out of pocket expenses.

Special damages may also be awarded for medical treatments or procedures that you might need to treat your lip injury, including pain medication, cleaning the wound and stitches if needed.

Read more:

A complete list of recoverable losses in a personal injury claim

How is compensation calculated if I have multiple injuries?

Average lip injury general damages compensation table

The following lip injury payouts refer to the Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases, 17th Edition by the Judicial College (oup.com).

These tables are used by solicitors or by the courts as a starting point when calculating your compensation.

Please note: these average figures represent general damages only, and do not include any element of special damages (e.g. lost wages).

Facial scarring

Am I entitled to make a lip injury claim?

If you've been injured or diagnosed with an illness in the last three years and it wasn't your fault, you will be able to claim compensation.

Use our injury claim calculator to find out if you can claim. Or you can call 0800 376 1001 to speak to a specialist advisor. Find out in minutes if you have a claim.

What happens if I share some of the blame?

Figuring out who is legally at fault for an accident can sometimes be complex and nuanced.

According to our recent 2025 Personal Injury Claimant Survey, 13.99% of respondents thought that their actions could have contributed, either in part or wholly, to their injuries.

Even if your actions or negligence played a role in the accident, you could still be eligible for compensation. Cases with shared fault (contributory negligence) frequently settle through a split liability agreement.

Read more:

Can I claim if I feel I was partly responsible for my accident?

How long do I have to claim lip injury compensation?

An injury claim will usually need to be made within 3 years of the date or your accident or injury.

For injured children, a claim can be started by a parent or guardian at any time before they turn 18. Thereafter, the injured individual has until their 21st birthday to make a claim on their own.

What are the primary causes of lip injury?

Lip injuries can occur in many ways including:

• Impact trauma giving rise to a road traffic accident claim or slip and trip compensation claims
• Assault and other criminal injury
• As part of an accident at work claim, for example, being struck in the face by debris thrown from machinery without safety guards
• Sport injury claims, especially where a safety mouth guard is not used
• Use of unsafe beauty products on the face or lips
• Scald injuries, for example, following a hot drink accident
• Dental negligence.

Compensation for lip injuries is calculated solely by reference to the nature of the injuries and the impact they might have on the claimant's life. The Court does not usually take into account the cause of the accident when calculating the settlement sum.

To make a successful claim, the cause of the accident does matter as it must be shown that the defendant was negligent in some way.

Who is liable for my lip injury?

Determining who is liable depends on the law surrounding the accident of the type that caused the injury and the specific circumstances of the accident.

For example, if the injuries were caused by substandard beauty therapy, the injury lawyer would gather evidence to prove that the treatment was not administered using with reasonable skill and care.

Where the lip injury has been caused at work, a claim may be brought against the employer. Under various pieces of legislation including the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, employers have a legal obligation to keep their employees safe from harm in the workplace.

An employer who does not take reasonable steps to protect staff from dangerous working conditions may be liable to pay compensation.

Where did your lip injury happen?

The claims process for a lip injury will depend on where and how the accident happened. Click the icons below for more information:

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Author:
Chris Salmon, Director

About the author

Chris Salmon is a co-founder and Director of Quittance Injury Claims. Chris has played key roles in the shaping and scaling of a number of legal services brands and is a regular commentator in the legal press.