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Broken nose. How long do I need to wait before having surgery?

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Hello, I broke my nose playing softball one week ago. I immediately went to the ER where they told me they could not put it back into place until the swelling went down. On Monday the ENT told me it was "too late" to fix it. The diagnostic: The left wing of the nasal bone is fractured; an 8 mm fragment is slightly rotated, with 1.5 mm step off. The posterior nasal septum is also fractured with about 2 mm step off. They gave me an appt. for Oct, 20. Do I have to wait a month to have surgery?

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