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An unusual complication of augmentation rhinoplasty: late displacement of dorsal nasal splint

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. O. Owa ,
A. Zaman ,
R. W. R. Farrell  and
T. R. Bull
A. O. Owa*
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
A. Zaman
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
R. W. R. Farrell
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
T. R. Bull
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Anthony O. Owa, 4 Wells Close, Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire EN7 6WT. Fax: 01707 879 784
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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.

Keywords

RhinoplastyImplants, artificialComplications
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 4 , April 1999 , pp. 358 - 360
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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