Broken Nose - Page 2 - Writers Forum

lin · 06-20-2007, 11:53 PM

Whoa! It's a gift from the gods.

My kid brother had 21 stiches in his head by the time he was 14. Which explains a lot. He had a knack, too.

Mike · 06-21-2007, 01:23 AM

Well I did grow up in the country. There's naught to do but be reckless. I have a lot of stitches stories too. My favorite one I like to tell when I was climbing a tree and the branch broke. I fell three meters onto a barbed wire fence and hung there with the barbs in my belly. Only ten stitches and a tetanus shot that time.

Himani · 06-21-2007, 02:08 AM

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4. Bicycle jump over one of the wings of a walk-out basement. Wasn't going fast enough and the wall caught my bike in between wheels, flipping me over the bars. As I landed, I kissed my knee.

I like this one better than my current idea. Can I use it, knee kissing and all?

Mike · 06-21-2007, 02:18 AM

Sure.

neuro_jones · 06-24-2007, 01:34 AM

I'm pre-med in college so I know a thing or two about these types of subjects. The way a broken nose heals depends on a myriad of events. The first is how the nose was broken. Was it struck straight on, with a left to right motion (or vice versa), down to up motion (or vice versa), or diagonal. Without setting the broken nose, this is how they heal.
Straight on: relatively normal looking. Bruising for a while. Possible calcium deposit forming a hump toward the bridge of the nose.
left to right/right to left (from patients point of view): most likely to curve in the direction it was struck, ranging from slight to angular.
down to up/up to down: a down to up strike will inevitable end up with a slightly upturned nose. An up to down strike with a calcium hump by the bridge of the nose.
diagonal: see left to right

If it was set, no lasting irregularites should occur, possible hump (which can be easily removed) or curve (corrected with headgear).

Hope this helps!

FoggyImagination · 06-25-2007, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Himani

Wow, I did not know that, but now that I look at the picture, it is apparent, isn't it? Interesting that she didn't get a nose job, being a Hollywood actress and all.

She actually did just recently get a nose job... So I heard on the radio anyways after she broke it the last time.

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I have GOT to know. How the hell does a chick get her nose broken 4 times? How does a guy get his broken 7 times?

Sounds like most of hers were surfing accidents...