The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus
"Practices for a fracture in the pillar of his nose. If you treat a man for a fracture in the pillar of his
nose, and his nose is flattened and his face is flattened out, while the swelling that is on it is high,
and he has bled from his nostrils, then you say about him: 'One who has a fracture in the pillar of his
nose: an ailment I will handle.' You have to wipe it for him with two plugs of cloth. You have to push two
plugs of cloth wet with oil inside his nostrils. You have to put him on his bed in order to reduce his swelling. You have to set for him
stiff rolls of cloth so that his nose is restricted from moving, and treat him afterward with an oil and honey
dressing every day until he gets well. As for 'the pillar of his nose', it is the bridge and side of his nose,
inside his nose in the middle of his nostrils. As for 'his nostrils', they are the two sides of his nose,
penetrating to his cheek, starting at the end of his nose and exiting the top of his nose."*
 |
                       |
 |