Blindness resulting from orbital cellulitis following rhinoplasty
- Authors
- Lee, Kyung Mook; Han, Sang Chul; Ho, Samuel Y. M.; Kim, Jeong Tae; Kim, Youn Hwan
- Issue Date
- May-2013
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD
- Keywords
- Blindness; Rhinoplasty; Aesthetic surgery
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY, v.66, no.5, pp.E129 - E132
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- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY
- Volume
- 66
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- E129
- End Page
- E132
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/162865
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.01.012
- ISSN
- 1748-6815
- Abstract
- Ophthalmic complications occurring after non-ophthalmic surgery are rare. We present a case of orbital cellulitis in a 24-year-old woman, who had undergone augmentation rhinoplasty in combination with breast augmentation. Symptoms included pain, swelling, erythema and eventual loss of vision in the left eye. Intravenous administration of antibiotics did not halt the rapid progression of this infection. On the sixth postoperative day, the patient underwent left-orbital evisceration to prevent the spread of infection to other organ systems. Despite aggressive therapy, the sequela was permanent, unilateral blindness. Orbital cellulitis in aesthetic surgery is extremely rare. In patients undergoing rhinoplasties that may be prolonged due to other concomitant cosmetic procedures, aseptic preoperative preparation and careful monitoring for signs of orbital infection are recommended.
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