How to fracture the nose of a child

When a child has a nasal fracture, a CT of the nose must be taken in the hospital to clarify whether the fracture is misaligned. If the fracture is clearly misaligned, it may affect the shape of the nose at a later stage and hospitalization is necessary in this case. After hospitalization, intravenous general anesthesia must be given and the fracture must be closed and repositioned using forceps. For most displaced nasal fractures, closed repositioning is usually successful, and after repositioning, the nostrils must be filled bilaterally with gauze to fix the fracture end. In children, the fracture can be stabilized in 2-4 weeks and the gauze can be removed from the nostrils to allow for proper movement. If the nasal fracture is only a crack fracture, no special treatment is needed and the child can wait for the fracture to heal on its own.