Facial Swelling After External Dacryocystorhinostomy

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Apr 18. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0799. Online ahead of print.
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A 67-year-old woman underwent elective external dacryocystorhinostomy to treat symptomatic nasolacrimal duct obstruction and developed persistent cervicofacial swelling and ecchymoses of the eyelids and cheek. Head computed tomography revealed extensive emphysema throughout the soft tissues of the face and neck. What would you do next?