I got in a fight about 5 yrs ago and I got hit in my left eye wich cause major swelling. After the swelling went down I had the black eye for almost a year! I did research and I was pretty sure it was a orbital fracture but I went to a eye doctor and he said I have no fracture at all ! Now this really bothers me and I want it to get fixed can Someone please help and give me some info on what could be wrong? Thank you
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October 16, 2013
Answer: I Have a Smaller Eye After Getting Punched?
Your contour concerns after trauma may be secondary to scar tissue from the injury. I would allow a full year to elapse prior to making any determination. If your concerns still persists, revisit with your PS about facial contouring solutions.
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It is not uncommon for the infraorbital nerve to sustain damage with facial fractures, especially, orbital "blowout" fractures. This most common reason to intervene is chronic pain. However, the most common complaint after both injury and decompression is paresthesia. An electronystagmogram...
Every surgeon with experience in facial trauma reconstruction has slightly different approaches to each individual case...and each one is very different in some way. But there are basic principles involved and all that was mentioned can and should be done in a single procedure. I think the only...
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