Management of the facial nerve following temporal bone ballistic injury.

Objective: To understand the patterns of temporal bone fracture and facial nerve injury from ballistic trauma.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Methods: Retrospective review of 42 patients evaluated following temporal bone ballistic injury at a single institution, university-based level-one trauma center between 2012 and 2021.

Pediatric nasal surgery: timing and technique.

Purpose Of Review: Timing of pediatric nasal surgery has always been a controversial topic. Concern over disrupting growing parts of the face and causing permanent facial deformity has led to a primarily conservative approach. Many surgeons feel that it is prudent to wait until the patient has completed nasal growth after puberty to pursue nasal surgery.