Possible Broken Nose. Will it Look Exactly the Same After it's Fixed?

The changes in your nose after you have broken it depends somewhat on the severity of the break and degree of displacement. If the nose is "reset" after the break, it has a good chance to have a similar look, but not an exact look of what you had before.  In severe breaks, where there are many pieces of broken bone, the nose often looks different after repair of the broken bones.  It is also possible that a secondary surgery is needed to reshape your nose if there is a significant deformity once it heals.  Such a surgery would not be undertaken until one year after injury. RB

     If you broke your nose, the bones can be realigned with closed reduction in the first few days.  After a couple of weeks, you will need osteotomies to break the bone.  The bone can be fractured in a very precise pattern.  The result should be similar to your preoperative state, but no one should promise you the exact same nose.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA