Granuloma Formation Secondary to Surreptitiously Placed Silicone

Dermatol Surg. 2021 Jun 1;47(6):849-851. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002630.

Authors

Samantha M Guhan¹, Daniel M O'Connor², Nicole S Gunasekera², Alison S Avram³, Mai P Hoang⁴, Avery H LaChance⁵

Affiliations

¹ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Departments of Dermatology and.
⁴ Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 32826602
DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002630

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adalimumab / administration & dosage
Administration, Oral
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Betamethasone / administration & dosage
Biopsy
Body Contouring / adverse effects*
Buttocks / diagnostic imaging
Buttocks / pathology*
Dominican Republic
Drug Therapy, Combination / methods
Female
Granuloma, Foreign-Body / diagnosis*
Granuloma, Foreign-Body / drug therapy
Granuloma, Foreign-Body / etiology
Granuloma, Foreign-Body / pathology
Humans
Hydroxychloroquine / administration & dosage
Medical Tourism*
Silicone Gels / adverse effects*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
United States

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Silicone Gels
Hydroxychloroquine
Betamethasone
Adalimumab