Facial Trauma Treatment

by Dr. Makhdum Kazi Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Have you ever heard about those soft tissue injuries like burns, bruises or much have heard about the fracture of facial bones? Yes, they are termed as facial trauma. In simple terms, facial trauma can be described as any physical trauma to the face. There can be bruises, burns, lacerations on the face, or fractures on nasal parts, jaw, and eye injury in facial trauma. It is also known as maxillofacial trauma which leads to disfigurement and failure in the proper functioning of the affected part. From this, I can know-how terrible the situations are. It is necessary to get appropriate treatment within time. We, at Mumbai maxillofacial, provide the best treatment as we have the best facial trauma surgeon.

Signs and symptoms of maxillofacial trauma

● The most common symptoms of Oral and maxillofacial trauma are bleeding and swelling of the facial muscles which are followed by tenderness on the face.

● Signs of facial fractures are changes in the orientation of the parts and bleeding.

● There can be changes in the position of the teeth.

● The patient is unable to move the jaws and or the mouth after the trauma.

At our place, patients can get the most promising facial trauma surgery. These injuries mostly occur after an accident, so the other parts of the body are also affected and the treatment is done separately.

Facial trauma treatment and procedure

The treatment of trauma depends on various factors. Of course, there would be variation in facial injury, so obviously there will be a difference in maxillofacial trauma treatment. The type of fracture and the trauma that the patient has sustained decides the treatment they would go through.

Our maxillofacial surgeon believes that before going into any treatment, it is necessary to know a few things, which are, the reason for maxillofacial trauma, any difficulty in movement of the jaw, eye, and the facial muscles, the minute unwanted particle stuck on the face, and numbness of the facial parts such as forehead, nose, cheeks, etc.

If in case the patient has accidentally drunk blood or swallowed any particle, then immediate maxillofacial trauma treatment is performed. So that the air passage is clear and there are no complications in breathing.

Trauma can be very severe as it causes extreme pain, the patient is unable to move the jaw and the speech is impaired. If there is no displacement or cracks in the bone, there is no need for any facial injury surgery. In the case of facial fracture, facial fracture surgery is to be performed immediately.

Mumbai maxillofacial promises it's patients to provide the most appropriate facial trauma treatment in India Mumbai. The first and foremost step is to make sure that the patient is able to breathe normally, then the bleeding is stopped and the surgery is performed.

After facial trauma surgery

Our facial trauma surgeon believes in holistic treatment as there can be further complications if there is any minor mistake or blunder. When the trauma is fixed and mended, there is a need to continue the treatment, so that the patient is healed completely and as healthy to live life without any difficulty.