title: An unusual complication of augmentation rhinoplasty: late displacement of dorsal nasal splint.
abstract: Silastic (Dow-Corning) implants are used for augmentation rhinoplasty. Complications following their use usually occur within the first 24 months. We report a case in which the dorsal splint became displaced spontaneously five years after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Owa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Bull
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000601:surgery; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012086:Reoperation; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013165:Splints; D013997:Time Factors