I broke my nose on the 6th and am scheduled to have it put back in place on the 23rd so that comes to 2 weeks and 3 days? Is that ok I'm worried it's too late and it will take more to put back in place.
November 16, 2016
Answer: Broken nose and surgery The sooner a broken is corrected the easier it is to manipulate and reposition the bones back to near the correct positions. Sometimes this is unsuccessful even if done soon after injury. At two weeks, most of the time the bones have hardened into position pretty firmly thus making it difficult to change the position of the bones without causing additional trauma. At two weeks and three days it could certainly take more time to put things back into place, but it may be worth the chance at the very least. It is possible you may need further surgery to correct your nose once the swelling goes away. Also, I prefer not to address any injuries to the nasal septum until the initial inflammation and swelling from the injury goes away. If I need to address the nasal septum due to the injury, than oftentimes I will wait to address both the septum and the nasal bones a few months down the road and avoid a closed reduction early on since a subsequent delayed surgery is needed regardless. Hope this helps, and I hope you get the information you are looking for!!
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November 16, 2016
Answer: Broken nose and surgery The sooner a broken is corrected the easier it is to manipulate and reposition the bones back to near the correct positions. Sometimes this is unsuccessful even if done soon after injury. At two weeks, most of the time the bones have hardened into position pretty firmly thus making it difficult to change the position of the bones without causing additional trauma. At two weeks and three days it could certainly take more time to put things back into place, but it may be worth the chance at the very least. It is possible you may need further surgery to correct your nose once the swelling goes away. Also, I prefer not to address any injuries to the nasal septum until the initial inflammation and swelling from the injury goes away. If I need to address the nasal septum due to the injury, than oftentimes I will wait to address both the septum and the nasal bones a few months down the road and avoid a closed reduction early on since a subsequent delayed surgery is needed regardless. Hope this helps, and I hope you get the information you are looking for!!
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