"First time I took it to play I thumped it with a large lump of metal in the pub that fell on it and nearly cried...
And then realised it was part of the wearing in process"

Nick, my guitars, like me, bear the marks of passing time. As long as it isn't catastrophic, it adds character and is part of the instruments "story".
I can't bring myself to worry too much about it, nor am I planning any cosmetic surgery for myself. It is what it is..... haha