Journal of Asia Pacific Aesthetic Sciences

Abstract: We attended a patient’s case of dorsal nasal cyst that emerged after 5 years following a rhinoplasty surgery. The patient presented to our clinic with a mass in her nose, which had existed for at least 12 months prior to the clinic visit. After the cyst etiology was diagnosed, the patient was treated with cyst excision by open rhinoplasty. The etiology of nasal dorsal mucoceles is unclear, however its development were able to be explained. Generally, two basic theories explain the nasal dorsal cysts which are the mucosal implantation or herniation. This case report aims to discuss on the management of the patient’s nasal dorsal cysts especially in terms of disease’s etiology.