Victor Osimhen‘s face was in really horrible condition, according to Napoli surgeon Gianpaolo Tartaro, after what he described as a “perfectly successful” surgery.
On Tuesday morning, Osimhen had surgery for his facial injuries.
After colliding heads with Milan Skriniar, the 22-year-old was forced off early as the Parthenopeans lost 3-2 to Inter Milan.
Napoli, in a statement, said: “On Tuesday morning, Victor Osimhen was operated on his cheekbone and eye socket by Gianpaolo Tartaro, who was assisted by Dr Mario Santagata with Dr Raffaele Canonico also present.”
“Titanium plates and screws were used in the operation. The player is doing well and will remain under observation for the next few days.
“Osimhen is expected to return to action in three months.”
Tartaro added that “Osimhen’s injury was not a simple cheekbone fracture but also affected several bones of the face.
“It was not a shock trauma, but compression: the kinetic force generated by the crushing of Osimhen’s face against Skriniar created devastating damage.
“It is still too early to talk about recovery times because the surgery was really complex: the conditions of the player’s face were very bad, but I guarantee that the surgery was perfectly successful.”
