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A member asked:
Could a chronic sinus infection (few months) cause my cheeks (under cheek bone both sides of face) to start sinking in? im scared infection is reason
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Highly unlikely: It is more likely to have facial swelling with a sinusitis. There is an uncommon condition, silent sinus syndrome where the cheek or maxillary sinus is obstructed and fails to develop or gets smaller. If that happens the eye socket enlarges as the sinus roof drops and the front wall may collapse in with loss of mid face volume. However I have never seen it both sides. Ct of the sinuses will show.
Answered 4/10/2013
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