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Can a sports injury to the nose as a child effect it's shape?
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Depends: The nasal root in a kid is bone while the front is cartilage.A kid can suffer a break at the root of the nose & or develop a blood pocket inside the wall of the mid line nasal septum.Degree of injury is related to impact forces & surfaces involved.Distortion can occur. An evaluation by your dr is the best way to sort out the issue.
Answered 2/28/2013
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