My sister broke my nose about a week and a half ago. Now that we know it's broken, my mom says I can't get and ENT to fix it for another month of so because she doesn't want me to have a splint/brace & black eye for school pictures. Will my nose heal like that? Will it have to be completely rebroken? Is is bad to wait??
Answer: Waiting for nasal fracture repair... It is perfectly fine to wait to fix the nasal fracture. Doing it early often times does not work anyway. If your nose was straight before the fracture, a well performed procedure will usually leave it straight after the healing takes place.
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Answer: Waiting for nasal fracture repair... It is perfectly fine to wait to fix the nasal fracture. Doing it early often times does not work anyway. If your nose was straight before the fracture, a well performed procedure will usually leave it straight after the healing takes place.
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August 19, 2016
Answer: Repair of many nasal fractures may be performed in the office, within 7-10 days of injury. If you have a crooked nasal appearance after trauma, your nasal bones may remain mobile for re-positioning for around ten days. During that period, if your surgeon palpates displaced nasal bones, reduction of your fracture may be considered with local anesthetic and no downtime. If you wait longer than two weeks, you may require open-reduction of your fracture, typically with general anesthetic.Hope this helps. Dr Joseph
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August 19, 2016
Answer: Repair of many nasal fractures may be performed in the office, within 7-10 days of injury. If you have a crooked nasal appearance after trauma, your nasal bones may remain mobile for re-positioning for around ten days. During that period, if your surgeon palpates displaced nasal bones, reduction of your fracture may be considered with local anesthetic and no downtime. If you wait longer than two weeks, you may require open-reduction of your fracture, typically with general anesthetic.Hope this helps. Dr Joseph
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September 6, 2013
Answer: When Should I Fix My Broken Nose?
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September 6, 2013
Answer: When Should I Fix My Broken Nose?
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September 4, 2013
Answer: After a week and a half early treatment of a broken nose is probably not possible.
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September 4, 2013
Answer: After a week and a half early treatment of a broken nose is probably not possible.
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Answer: Timing of broken nose healing and repair The best timing to get your nasal bones "reset" after an injury is 5-14 days after an event. This is a golden window of opportunity in a surgeons mind to try to mobilize bones back to pre-injury state. This can be safely done in the office under local anesthesia with minimal discomfort even in teenagers. Also, manual reset does not usually cause bruising. Once two weeks have passed, the bones are healed and new cuts in the bones will have to be made, usually under anesthesia and this can cause more swelling and bruising and discomfort.
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Answer: Timing of broken nose healing and repair The best timing to get your nasal bones "reset" after an injury is 5-14 days after an event. This is a golden window of opportunity in a surgeons mind to try to mobilize bones back to pre-injury state. This can be safely done in the office under local anesthesia with minimal discomfort even in teenagers. Also, manual reset does not usually cause bruising. Once two weeks have passed, the bones are healed and new cuts in the bones will have to be made, usually under anesthesia and this can cause more swelling and bruising and discomfort.
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