Children's nose surgeries are different from adults. Both the reasons for the procedure and the surgical techniques contain different principles. The main reason for this is that the middle part of the face is affected by surgery in children. The earlier the intervention is performed, the more negative impact it can have on the development of the face.
The reason for the intervention should be very necessary, especially in surgeries performed before puberty. In order for the growth zones of the nasal cartilage not to be affected, it is most correct to operate after the age of 16 – 18 for girls and 18 – 20 for boys. If the child has a problem breathing through the nose due to the curvature of the nose, only a limited early intervention can be performed, as this will negatively affect facial development.
At the beginning of the interventions that should be performed immediately on children's noses, septal hematoma, that is, the formation of a clot due to bleeding under the nasal mucosa, occurs as a result of blunt trauma. If this clot is not drained at an early stage, it turns into an abscess in a short time and an irreparable deformity occurs in the nose by dissolving the cartilage.
In children's nose surgeries, it is necessary to consider each child separately and to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the surgery well. However, taking into account the age limit at which the operation is required, a more measured intervention should be performed that eliminates only the existing important problem as much as possible.
