Chef Justin Sutherland Boating Accident: Got Scar On Face Due To Injury
Justin Sutherland's family started a GoFundMe page after a boat accident. Learn more details about Justin Sutherland's recovery timeline down below.
This weekend, a boat propeller caused injury to a local chef, Justin who is now recovering in the hospital.
Celebrity chef Justin Sutherland, a contestant on "Top Chef," was injured in a boating accident during the holiday weekend, sustaining head, jaw, and arm injuries.
Nearly a month after suffering devastating injuries in a boating accident, chef Justin Sutherland is opening up about his rehabilitation.
Gofundme: Chef Justin Sutherland Boating Accident
According to a GoFundMe set up for Sutherland, over 248k dollars have already been raised.
The estimated goal for the medical recovery fund is 500k dollars. As of now, more than 3k donators have donated to Justin’s medical fund. The misfortune happened on Sunday, July 3, while Justin was operating his boat.
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Money donated through this Gofundme site will clear his medical bills and expenses until he fully recovered to work again.
Although the road to recovery will be long, Justin enjoys a good journey. It will need a tremendous amount of effort, but he is a man who never stops.
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Chef Justin Sutherland Recovery Timeline
Nearly a month after suffering devastating injuries in a boating accident, chef Justin Sutherland is talking openly about his rehabilitation.
The former Top Chef candidate is recovering well after falling from a boat on July 3.
Sutherland estimates that, depending on his recovery time, he will require at least two to three further procedures, which won't be performed for another four months.
View this post on InstagramAs a result of breaking his cheekbones, eye sockets, and a whole row of his top teeth, Justin initially had to have his mouth wired shut.
Despite the excellent news of the chef recovering, Sutherland can still not expand his mouth more than three or four inches or apply pressure to his top teeth.
According to him, this necessitates a liquid diet for at least another month.
Chef Justin Sutherland Scar on Face Injury
Sutherland's hat flew off as the boat was going, but as he reached for it, a wave slammed into the boat and sent him overboard.
Sutherland hit the water close to the boat's motor and had many head and left arm injuries from the propeller.
Five metal plates got added during the treatment to the areas around his facial injuries, and it was so successful that he did not require having his mouth wired shut.
View this post on InstagramConcerned authorities said Sutherland's arm looks to have minimal nerve damage, and medical professionals expressed optimism about repairing his jaw and face after many further operations.
Overall, Sutherland's friends and family are hopeful about his forecast for complete recovery as Sutherland was already requesting his mobile phone just hours after the collision.
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