Arch Craniofac Surg.  2017 Mar;18(1):59-61. 10.7181/acfs.2017.18.1.59.

Silicone Implant Sandwiched between Intact Nasal Bones with Fractured Nasal Bone Segments

• Woo SH
• Kim WS
• Kim HK
• Bae TH

• KMID: 2375225
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7181/acfs.2017.18.1.59

Abstract

As the number of people who have undergone augmentation rhinoplasty has increased recently, nasal fractures are becoming more common after rhinoplasty. A silicone implant can affect the nasal fracture pattern, but there is no significant difference in treatment methods commonly. A 28-year-old female who had undergone augmentation visited our clinic with a nasal fracture. Computed tomography revealed that the silicone implant was sandwiched between the intact nasal bones with fractured bone fragments. In this case, open reduction was inevitable and a new silicone implant was inserted after reduction. Migration of the silicone implant beneath the nasal bone is a very rare phenomenon, but its accurate prevention and diagnosis is important because a closed reduction is impossible.

Keyword

Nasal bone; Rhinoplasty; Silicones

MeSH Terms

Adult
Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Nasal Bone*
Rhinoplasty
Silicon*
Silicones*
Silicon
Silicones