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Broken Nose Surgery
I've broken my nose repeatedly. How many times can you break your nose and still get it fixed?
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Eva S
in Seattle, WA
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Broken nose surgery
A broken nose is a very generic term. Reconstruction of a broken nose varies depending on the amount of damage. It does not depend on how many times you have broken your nose. The cartilage displacement is more difficult to repair than the boney damage.
Wishing you all the best,
Tal Raine MD FACS
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If a broken nose is not displaced, you may not need to have the nose fixed at all.
If a broken nose is not displaced (i.e. crooked), you may not need to have the nose fixed at all. If the broken nose is crooked and you’re able to have it taken care of within 7-10 days, fixing the nose may be possible with a little local anesthetic and sedation, through an external approach. It’s important to have your broken nose evaluated soon after the injury takes place, to rule out any internal complications – such as a septul hematoma, which could ultimately...
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Broken nose and surgery
There is no limit to how many times you could brake your nose and then have a rhinoplasty, but dealing with the nasal bones may result in difficulty in the infracture.
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Rhinoplasty after repeated broken noses
Truthfully, there is no limit as far as how many times you can have your nose broken and still get it fixed. The key is to avoid any trauma to the nose after getting it fixed!
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Sorry, "Repeatedly" broken nose is one time too many to be "fixed!"
Truly, there is no limit to the number of times a nose can be broken and ultimately reconstructed, but each new injury and healing phase leads to more bony thickness, irregularity, and soft tissue scarring, all of which add to the complexity of obtaining a desired cosmetic result. "Fixed" is in the eye of the beholder, but before considering elective nose surgery, you should be as reasonably certain as possible that your nose-breaking days are over! Because, one time more AFTER...
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Broken Nose
It is always best to repair a broken nose right away to limit the malalignment of the bone and cartilage fragments. Repeated nasal bone and cartilage fractures will necessarily require more a extensive nasal reconstruction with ear or rib cartilage grafts. I recommend consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for more specific advice in your case.
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Broken noses will have some anatomical changes
The nose has limitations on 'being fixed' after multiple fractures. The nasal bones can deform after each injury as does the cartilage. Generally, the bridge loses height and form. The middle vault becomes depressed where the cartilage is weak. Fixing the broken nose can be as simple as a closed reduction (brief, clinic procedure) or complex ( 2 hr. outpatient procedure) requiring osteotomies and cartilage grafts. Of course, realistic expectations are necessary, since the...
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Broken nose can be improved
A broken nose can be "re-set", however the more times it is broken, the more difficult is may become to recover the refinement someone might seek. See an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon for specific questions about your case.
Germantown Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Nose can still be fixed.
No, despite the number of times a nose has been broken, it can always be straightened, corrected and realigned back to their normal anatomical position.
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Nose broken multiple times can always be fixed
The beauty of plastic and reconstructive surgery is that it can replace or reconstruct body parts that have been destroyed. A nose that has been broken multiple times can always be fixed, but the fix is more difficult to perform as the number of times it gets injured increases. If you have a severely traumatized nose, make sure you see a facial reconstructive surgeon with experience in rhinoplasty to get an optimal outcome for your nasal surgery.
Good luck.
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A nose by any other name...
Ace,
The nose, no matter how many times it is broken, can be reconstructed, even if it is completely missing. (See recent face transplant patient). The more damaged it is, the more complex the reconstruction and the less likely it is to look like a normal nose however. So, protect what you have. You'll thank yourself later. Good luck!
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Straightening a broken nose
It can always be fixed but it becomes increasingly difficult with more fractures and may require increasingly more complex procedures to correct the problem.
Imagine a porcelain plate that breaks in two. Pretty easy to glue together the two pieces, right? How about once that glue dries, breaking it again and then fixing it? How about again and again and again. Eventually you may need some putty or fillers or material to fill gaps,etc.
Correcting a deviated nose is like correcting a bent wire...
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Nasal Fractures; Can a Nose be Broken Too Many Times to be Fixed?
Hi Ace,
Why does it feel that your name fits your question?
So Ace, broken noses can always be "fixed", they may not look so great after numerous fractures. If you are a boxer, extreme fighter, bouncer, ice hockey player, poker player in a rough crowd, or George of the Jungle, it is best to wait until your life style settles before repairing your nose.
If the nasal bones are displaced, a closed reduction of the fracture should be performed so that the bones do not heal very crooked...
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There are always techniques to deal with fractures
After the nose is broken many times the bones will eventually loose shape and form as it re heals. The cartilage will also have significant distortion so that the normal lines and support of the nose will be lost. After each injury the displaced fractures can be aligned but eventually the bones become shorter or slightly out of alignment each time.
There are reconstructive methods that can be employed to correct the nose so essentially you can always repair the nose but it may take more...
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May be ideal to wait to cosmetically fix nasal fracture
Every time the nose and nasal bones are broken they must heal. The healing process itself involves the remodeling of hte bone. Most nasal fractures do not require a surgical treatment unless the shape of the nose is different or cosmetically unacceptable. Following the latest and hopefully the last nasal fracture a final cosmetic procedure can be performed to reshape and remodel the bone and cartilage.
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Not necessarily.
Boxers and hockey players for example have their nose reset after each fracture but wait until they are no longer involved in sports to have a more cosmetic refinement.
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