Thermoplastic Nasal Splints, External Nose Support Protector for Rhinoplasty Septoplasty Surgery, Nose Brace Fracture, ENT, Orthopedic Immobilization, 5pcs-L (C)

Bought this to brace my son's broken nose while he played hockey. The face guards designed for sports did not fit under his hockey helmet, so we tried these. There were no directions included in the package and the ones on the Amazon listing were vague. I think it alluded to putting the splint into warm water so it gets soft enough to mold. Because there is adhesive on the back, I didn't think putting it in water was the greatest idea. I microwaved it instead. I did it for 15-20 seconds and it was soft enough for my son to mold it to his nose. We let it re-harden and then put it on with the adhesive. Thinking the adhesive may not hold to a sweating face for an entire hockey game, we used athletic tape over it. Surprisingly, the splint held up and stayed on. I bought large, but it was too long for my son's nose. We simply just trimmed it until he liked the fit. My son felt it stayed on well, but he said it wasn't exactly comfortable to wear for 2 hours. Overall, this splint did what we needed it to do which was to protect a broken nose while playing sports.