Facial injuries most commonly occur during
sports or recreational activities, motor vehicle accidents, fights, and
accidental falls. Facial injuries can include a wide range of injuries,
from facial cuts and lacerations to more serious problems, like broken
teeth and fractured facial bones. Fractures can involve the lower jaw,
upper jaw, palate, cheekbones, and eye-sockets. These injuries can affect
sight, and the ability to breathe, speak and swallow. The principles of
treatment for facial fractures are the same as for a broken arm or leg. The
parts of the bone must be lined up (reduced) and held in position long
enough to permit them time to heal. When fractures are extensive, multiple
incisions to expose the bones and a combination of wiring or plating
techniques may be needed. Many individuals who sustain facial fractures
have other medical problems such as infection. Deep facial lacerations can
result in nerve and muscle damage. Facial lacerations often result in
scarring and these scars may require plastic surgery to improve their
appearance.
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and fractured facial bones. Fractures can involve the lower jaw,
upper jaw, palate, cheekbones, and eye-sockets. These injuries can affect
sight, and the ability to breathe, speak and swallow. The principles of
treatment for facial fractures are the same as for a broken arm or leg. The
parts of the bone must be lined up (reduced) and held in position long
enough to permit them time to heal. When fractures are extensive, multiple
incisions to expose the bones and a combination of wiring or plating
techniques may be needed. Many individuals who sustain facial fractures
have other medical problems such as infection. Deep facial lacerations can
result in nerve and muscle damage. Facial lacerations often result in
scarring and these scars may require plastic surgery to improve their
appearance.
