Some nose fractures lead to a loss of smell, called anosmia, and it may never return. Severe nose trauma can push the nasal bones into the face and cause a fracture of the thin cribiform plate at the roof of the nose. This can lead to a leakage of cerebrospinal fluid from the brain. Both of these complications are extremely rare.

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