Vladimir surgeons restored the patient’s nose after Gogol injury

In the city clinical hospital No5 Vladimir received 49-year-old Natalia with a severe facial injury. As a result of falling from a height of their own growth on a wooden bridge, the nose and part of the cheek of the woman were almost completely cut off by the edge of the step.

According to the regional Ministry of Health, the patient was diagnosed with an open fracture of the bones of the nose, a bruised wound of soft tissues and a closed traumatic brain injury.

Head of the department Anna Paponova and otolaryngologists performed a unique operation. To preserve the shape of the organ and prevent bleeding, medics used metal spatulas to match nasal passages, removed bone fragments from soft tissues and applied a plaster longheta.

Five days later, an operation was performed to reconstruct the internal architecture of the nose. As a result, doctors were able to fully restore respiratory function and anatomical shape. The patient was discharged in a satisfactory condition, and after a few months the aesthetic defect became almost invisible.

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