-- Posted by AthenaRuth at 5:20 pm on July 27, 2008 due to an accident at work that wasn't really my fault i had to get three stitches near the corner of my eye. now whenever i smile it feels stiff and it's been almost a month. my face feels stiff too. will there be permanent lost mobility in my face do you think as a result of this accident? -- Posted by foxypunk at 5:22 pm on July 27, 2008 wil time it should get better, I got in an accident and it took a year for the scar on my forhead to stop being sensitive -- Posted by aliee at 5:24 pm on July 27, 2008 its probably gonna take a little more than a month cause most likely u hit a nerve which might be why ur stiff .. but in time it shud heal -- Posted by walktheline at 4:08 pm on July 28, 2008 I wouldn't worry about it if its only been a month. If it was bad enough for you have to get stitches it's going to take awhile for it to heal. Try using a lotion with shea butter and/or one of the scar creams (mederma?) to soften the scar and make it less noticable. I have a really bad burn scar on my arm and it took a couple of months for me to be able to bend my arm normally because of the scar. Shea butter helps a lot.