title: Maxillary sinusitis after reduction malarplasty.
abstract: Reduction malarplasty for making an oval facial shape is a popular procedure in Asia. However, a range of complications after malarplasty have been reported, including hematoma, orbital complications, asymmetric face, and depression of the chin. Fixation can be incomplete and the osteotome can penetrate the sinus during surgery due to the narrow surgical field, which can result in sinusitis caused by bony fragments after malarplasty. However, there are no reports of sinusitis caused by bony fragments after malarplasty. The authors report 2 cases of chronic sinusitis caused by displaced bony fragments after reduction malarplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun-ju
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Seong Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Hyun Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed