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One week after falling, and one day after the stitches were removed, I finally was able to shave. In this photo you can see that I’d become very, very, terribly, uncomfortably scruffy, but with stitches and a bit of scabbing on my face I didn’t want to risk shaving.
After getting home from work I took a shower, shaved all of my head and face save for my upper lip, fitted a new (and very sharp) blade to the razor, then started shaving shaving my lip. While I was particularly cautious, it all went very well with only a bit of pain coming from the inside of my mouth as my face moved around. There are still some painful cuts on the inside, but those are healing quite quickly.
I then applied some Target-brand Moisturizing Scar Lotion which claims that it, if used multiple times per day for about two months, will help ensure that scars appear softer and smoother. I’d compared the Target brand version to the bigger name brand version, and as the only ingredient difference was the type of polyethylene glycol, I opted for the 50% cheaper Target brand. It has a somewhat bothersome fragrance, but dealing with that will be worth it to help things heal better.