I had a bad fall four weeks ago; I fell face down in a parking lot and broke my nose (had CT scan at ER). I had a consultation with an ENT/facial plastic surgeon. Since I am past the point of having my nasal fracture set in the office, I would have to have it rebroken in surgery about 6 weeks after the original break after it has healed. He also suggested septum surgery done at the same time (I have severe deviated septum). This would all be presumably covered by my medical insurance.

Before my accident, I had planned on having an eye lift and perhaps facelift end of summer (I'm 58). Well the broken nose has put a crimp in my plans. I saved vacation leave at my job for the eye lift/face lift. Should I even think about having the broken nose/septum surgery done at the same time as the eye lift/face lift or is all this too much surgery? Or could I be turning into Joan Rivers? I was thinking that since I would be out with the anesthesia, I could get it all done at once - perhaps too much surgery.

Would it be more reasonable to take a week off to the get the nose fracture resolved and septum fixed. Wait and then get the other cosmetic surgery later in the year? How long would I need to wait? I wanted to get the cosmetic surgery done before I leave my current job to take advantage of my built up leave.

Also, along with my nasal fracture at the bridge of my nose (still hurts), the tip of nose seemed to be affected - I now have a pea size bump on the left part of the tip. During my consultation, the plastic surgeon mentioned fixing that somehow. Since I have thin skin, he mentioned using "mesh" and that my nostrils might seem slightly more flared after surgery due to having to use the mesh.

Please advise,

Accident Prone in Virginia

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Person's Gender: Female
Person's Age: 58

Already Tried:
I know I need surgery to correct my nasal fracture but I need more advice before committing to this surgeon.