title: A rare complication of rhinoplasty: periorbital emphysema.
abstract: Subcutaneous emphysema is a clinical entity that may be associated with trauma. Rhinoplasty is not an atraumatic procedure. This report presents a case of acute periorbital emphysema after cosmetic rhinoplasty.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kucuker
authors.forename: Musa Kemal
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Keles
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yosma
authors.forename: Murat Sinan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Engin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005143:Eyelids; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*