What is a facial trauma?
The term facial trauma indicates any type of facial injury, including injuries to the jaw. The facial traumas can be divided into several categories: the traumas of soft tissues include bruises, abrasions and excoriations, injuries and bruises with sharp instruments and tear wounds with loss of substance; while facial skeletal traumas include fractures of the jaw, jawbone, cheekbone, and orbit.
Prognosis of facial trauma
Generally, patients with facial trauma make a full recovery after facial trauma treatment . Depending on the severity of the trauma, the pre-trauma appearance may not be fully restored. In the most severe cases, additional surgery may be necessary after the first 6-12 months. Possible complications of facial trauma are:
- Feeling weak or numb
- Irregularities in the face
- Infections
- Bleeding
- D years in the nervous system or in the brain
- Double vision or loss of vision
Symptoms of facial trauma
The most common symptoms of facial trauma:
- Missing teeth
- Double vision
- Altered sensitivity of the face
- Irregularity or deformity of the facial bones
- Difficulty breathing through the nose due to bleeding and / or swelling
- Vision problems caused by inflammation in the area around the eyes
Diagnosis of facial trauma
The diagnosis is made by an objective test. During the visit, the specialist may notice:
- Bleeding in the eye and nose area
- Nasal obstruction
- Tears in the skin
- Bruises around the eyes
- Increased distance between the eyes due to bone lesions between the orbits