Massive postoperative facial edema in a rhytidectomy. Case report.
We present a case of massive facial edema secondary to an uncomplicated face-lift procedure, and we discuss the mechanisms of histamine release.
D000368:Aged; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006636:Histamine Release; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013518:Surgery, Plastic