[Siliconoma]

Z Hautkr. 1989 Sep 15;64(9):815-6.
[Article in German]

Abstract

We report on a 73-year-old woman who, 12 years after liquid silicone injection for cosmetic purposes, developed siliconoma of her forehead within 9 months. We discuss the clinical and histopathological aspects of this foreign body granuloma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Facial Dermatoses / pathology*
  • Female
  • Foam Cells / pathology
  • Forehead
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / pathology*
  • Giant Cells, Foreign-Body / pathology
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Silicone Oils / adverse effects*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Aging*
  • Surgery, Plastic

Substances

  • Silicone Oils