실리콘 이식물제거 후 비배부에 발생한 기종 1예

Silicone implants have been widely used as augmentative rhinoplasty materials in Asia. Relatively common complications of silicone implant are infection, extrusion, skin erosion and rarely mucous cyst formation. Development of a cystic mass on the nasal dorsum is a very rare complication of rhinoplasty. Inclusion cyst and mucous cyst have been reported although they were rare, but entrapment air in silicone capsule mimicking cyst on nasal dorsum has not been reported yet. We have experienced nasal dorsal cystic mass after removal of silicone and it was revealed later entrapment of air in silicone capsule and successful treatment was performed with strongly compression of air cystic mass. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2011;22:247-249)