Payment for treatment of a scar he caused his friend
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Question
Shalom.
A young man quarreled with his friend and wounded him, and this caused a scar. Is the one who caused the wound obligated to pay for the treatment to remove the scar?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
Removal of the scar is considered as medical treatment (ripui), regarding which there is a dispute between the Shulchan Aruch and the Rema whether we adjudicate this in our times.
Source
In Siman 1, Se’if 2, the Shulchan Aruch and the Rema dispute whether we collect payments for shevet (loss of work) and ripui (medical expenses) in our times. Nevertheless, the Rema writes that the one who caused the injury must appease the injured party. Also, seizure (if the injured party has already taken hold of the offender’s property) is effective.
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