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Facial fracture
A facial fracture is a fracture or breakage of a bone of the face. It usually occurs due to trauma, such as being punched, or striking the steering wheel in a car accident.
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A 39-year old asked:
How long does it take for facial fractures to heal?
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What choices do I have for treating facial fracture?
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A 40-year old female asked about a 16-year old female:
What type of doctor should I see for facial fractures?
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What are the symptoms that are associated with facial fracture?
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A 41-year old asked:
Could a facial fracture on the cheek cause any damage permanently ?
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A 50-year old asked:
Docs, could a facial fracture on the cheek cause any damage permanently ?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can i get a facial fracture that moved 1 mm put back into its orginal place?
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A 42-year old asked:
What type of facial fractures can alter your appearance and displace your teeth?
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A 49-year old asked:
Please suggest what type of facial fractures can alter your appearance and move your teeth?
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A 40-year old female asked about a 16-year old female:
Is it normal to still have pain and swelling caused by a facial fracture that happened 7 months ago?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can a facial fracture on the cheek cause permanent damage?
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A 25-year old female asked:
How much is a typical visit to an ENT for a facial fracture? We have no insurance and I am very concerned about the cost.
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A 30-year old male asked:
After a car crash with multiple facial fractures the right side of my face is numb i can still feel hot/cold/pain will the feeling come back ?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Multiple facial fracture, broken jaw, broken nose my fiance was attacked saturday, march 3, 2012. His face was kicked in and he has multiple facial fractures, broken jaw and a broken nose. He is creek indian with only indian health coverage, which is incr
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A 27-year old female asked:
1.5 yr old facial fracture, due to assault still gets tender in that area. Is that normal? Typically happens when i'm having eye pain in that eye.
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A 25-year old female asked:
How can you relieve the pressure from a facial fracture? Going to ENT friday but the pressure has my bf lips/teeth numb. Thanks.
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A 17-year old male asked:
For the past few days, there is some soreness in the area under my eye and beside my nose. No swelling or bruising. Could this be a facial fracture?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Relation between facial trauma/fracture and face lymphedema? Considering that facial trauma occure with conconmmitant injuries to soft tissue
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A 26-year old female asked:
Black eye 8 weeks ago. Got ct facial, no fracture. Saw eye doc.is it normal to still feel discomfort around the bones around eye? Still dark eye.why
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A 42-year old asked:
Could getting hit in the face causing a fractured facial bone and concussion? How is this treated?
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A 42-year old asked:
Could getting hit in the face causing a fractured facial bone and concussion count as tbi (traumatic brain injury) for military enlistment purposes?
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A female asked:
19day old black eye.Got hit.Got ct facial scan. No fracture. Saw eye doc. The bottom still feels a bit swelling. Should I keep using ice? How long?
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A female asked:
19day old black eye.Got hit.Got ct facial scan. No fracture. Saw eye doc. still have this crease under my eye. is it still swelling at 19 days?normal?
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A 26-year old female asked:
3week black eye.saw eye doc.got ct facial scan.no fracture. over my eye still hurt to touch. Eye uncomfortable. have side headaches.normal?Please help
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A female asked:
19day old black eye.Got hit.Got ct facial scan. No fracture. Saw eye doc.should I still have a bit of swelling under my eye. Is this normal at 19days?
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A female asked:
19day old black eye.Got hit.Got ct facial scan. No fracture. Saw eye doc. All bruise left but Stil have this crease under my eye. Swelling? Normal?
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A 40-year old asked:
Triathlete in training accident. Concussion. Broken bone in face. Should I plan on doing any more cycling?
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A 33-year old asked:
I got hit in the head on accident (instead of the face).called a boxers fracture, what to do?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Should I perform surgery to correct facial nerve pain caused by a lower orbital fallout fracture? It's been 11 days and have two different opinions
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A 38-year old asked:
Will surgery cure the numbness on my face caused by an orbital fracture?
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