Nasal Bone Fracture Treatment in Dubai
The nose is a prominent structure in the face; it may be prone to injury when we fall, hit or receive a blow to the face. As the nose is composed of cartilage and bone. There might be a displacement of the cartilage and/or a broken nose, also called a nasal fracture.
When it breaks or cracks, it can cause excruciating pain with a nosebleed.
Hence, it is prone to fractures with small injuries like falls, physical fights, or motor accidents. Your nose may look crooked with bruising and swelling around the eyes after a nasal fracture, and you may have breathing troubles.
Nose surgery may be needed to realign a broken nose into proper shape. Surgery is usually necessary.
Symptoms of a broken nose
A nasal bone fracture typically includes tenderness, swelling, pain, and bleeding from the nasal canal. The other expected symptoms are mucus discharge, a tilted nose, swelling around the nose and eyes, and nasal blockage (due to bleeding and nasal deformity).
Symptoms of a broken nose
A nasal bone fracture typically includes tenderness, swelling, pain, and bleeding from the nasal canal. The other expected symptoms are mucus discharge, a tilted nose, swelling around the nose and eyes, and nasal blockage (due to bleeding and nasal deformity).
What can cause nasal fractures?
The nose bone may crack due to sports injuries, falls, motor vehicle accidents, physical fights, or banging on a door or wall.They should be careful while walking to avoid banging on glass doors or walls.
Care should always be taken to avoid trauma to the nose, as it may cause not only deformity but injury to the orbit and skull base.
Usual complications due to nasal fractures are:
- Deviated septum - nasal obstruction from bending of the septum (the wall inside the nose that separates one nostril form the other
- Septal hematoma - a condition of blood clotting in the broken nose. It blocks one or both nostrils and disturbs nasal drainage.If not attended may cause severe deformity and obstruction
- Severe cartilage displacement - gNasal fracture surgery to repair nasal bone
Nose bone breakage can cause serious complications. Surgery may be required if there is an important displacement of the bone. There is a need to be checked by the specialist to determine the need, the extent and possible complications. Xray and/or CT scan and MRI will be mandatory to determine this
Your surgery plan is made depending on the complications caused. Each surgery is different and tailored to suit an individual’s needs.
- The surgery will proceed under local or general anesthesia, and a small incision over the skin or inside the nose will give access to the fractured and deviated structures
- The stability of the nose is checked, and then the incision is closed with stitches or tapes.
After the surgery, you are requested to take proper rest. Sleep in an elevated position for the first few days with your head above chest level. Pain after surgery is very little, and usually Dr. Peter will avoid placing any packing inside the nose
A nasal bone fracture may be an emergency. Consult the best ENT doctor, Dr. Peter Baptista, for your nasal bone fracture treatment in Dubai.
