Fig. 1. (A) This 48-year-old patient presented with a rapidly developing right facial swelling 13 months after undergoing zygomatic reduction using absorbable plates. (B) Postoperative appearance at 8 months after surgery showing no evidence of swelling. (C) This 45-year-old patient presented with swelling and redness of the right orbital region 6 months after absorbable plate fixation of the infraorbital rim. (D) The symptom subsided after 6 months of removal of partially resorbed plates and screws.