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. Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. © Springer Science+Business Media New York and International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2014.