With appropriate patient selection, bilateral alveolar bone grafting with premaxillary repositioning is a safe procedure and can produce good aesthetic and functional results.

Obstetricians should be aware of this potential complication.

Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis that occurs most frequently in infants and children. It is usually asymptomatic and can present as either a cutaneous or extracutaneous lesion. The present case is believed to be the first reported in the English literature of juvenile xanthogranuloma presenting as an ulcerated bleeding lesion on the dorsum of the nose.