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Orbital abscess a rare complication after bichectomy surgery

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Bichectomy is the partial removal of the Bichat’s fat pad for the aim of smoothing the facial contour. The complications of bichectomy include soft tissue infections, hematoma, facial paralysis (especially buccal branch paralysis), stenon canal injuries and related complications such as sialocele and sialoadenitis, however these are not common complications in clinical practice. Here we report a case of a 29-year-old white female with a right sided orbital abscess following bichectomy. Right sided orbital abscess and orbital cellulitis was managed with endoscopic decompression and drainage. The patient healed completely with no sequela. The frequency of major complications leading to moridity after bichectomy is rare in the literature. This is the first reported intraorbital complication of bichectomy.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

    Göksel Turhal, Peman Özge Atabey Topal, Hasan Tanrıverdi O & Sercan Göde

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Turhal, G., Topal, P.Ö.A., Tanrıverdi O, H. et al. Orbital abscess a rare complication after bichectomy surgery. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 280, 3479–3483 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-023-07945-7

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