2nd Wakeboard Injury To My Chin

Today I was having the best run of my life, I hitting toe side jumps in to the flats and even throwing in some grabs, until... I was about to land and the tip of my board was low and I figured I was going to face plant so I braced for impact. When I hit, my knee went into my chin.

Last time this happened I chipped a bunch of teeth, so that was the first thing I checked. It was fine so i was thinking thats going to hurt a little but ill be ok. Then i saw blood, I started to feel around on my face for something and my finger dropped into this huge 1 inch gash in my chin.

It never really hurt that much, just freaked me out, I went to the emergency room and ended up with 8 stitches. The best part was the doctor was really cool and let me video the whole thing. I will try to post up pictures soon (if your curious).

I have been wakeboarding for less than a year and have already had 2 injures that required a doctor.

Any one else have any like this happen?

dude thats awesome yeah post the pics and put the video on youtube, never happen to me but ive heard of it happening a lot.

Twice also, stitches both times...I don't drink before I ski anymore! It happened both times hitting the Double, where I'd loose air awareness...Alcohol and wakin' not a good idea!!

If you want to see it....

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/malibu73/165084214_545757040_0.jpg

(Message edited by malibu73 on May 22, 2007)

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I did that twice but the last time I did it I took 28 stiches to the chin. My chin opend up and the hole went back almost two inches. OUCH. The worst part about it was the Crap hole lake that I fell in gave me a infection. BUENA VISTA IS DIRTY!!! I broke 4 teeth as well

i hit a double up and missed the double up, shot across the wake and caught a nose edge and my chin hit into my knee which made me bite through my lip and i had a huge hole in it and i got 9 stitches

i went knee to face multiple times when i was learning tantrums. Don't give up!

On one of my early attempts at a backroll I somehow managed to fall and hit myself in the head with board still attached to my feet, that was 12 staples on my scalp. I have also had stitches under my chin twice from hitting my knees off of a hs 360 and a tantrum. Last summer I hit my knee on my lip doing a front roll, my teeth went through it. I had 12 stitches on the outside, and seven on the inside of my lip.

How bout wearing a decent gum sheild? Wont stop the cuts but might save the teeth. yeoouch!

awwwwwwhhhhhh delicious!

I finally uploaded the video of my stitching... pretty gross, but really cool that I have it. After hearing some of your stories mine doesn't seem that bad. Now it just looks like a big scratch and its barely on my chin.