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Silicone pneumonitis is closely associated with the silicone emboli syndrome discussed in the previous blog. Silicone pneumonitis is an inflammation of the lung. Injections of silicone in the buttocks have been associated with spillage of silicone in the alveolar space...

There are other options to manage silicone granulomas and complications associated with this product. Painful granulomas have been treated with the following products: 1. Steroids 2. Non-steroidal antiinflamatory drugs 3. Tetracycline 4. Immune modulating therapies Steroids have led to improvement...

Severe complications have been documented in different states across the country due to the injection of liquid silicone.  In 2007,performed an investigation of three patients that presented acute renal failure (kidney not working) after an injection of presumably silicone for...

Suppose you want to have your butt done and you have heard of a new product on the street... Such product supposedly requires minimal down time and you don’t need to have surgery. You contact an individual that you found...

The reaction of liquid silicone can be presented in different ways. For example, we know that not all the patients that have silicone injection have developed significant complications. It seems that when a high amount of silicone is injected, almost...

Silicone granuloma (painful nodes) is the most common complication of liquid injectable silicone.  Granuloma is a medical and pathological term used to describe the formation  of a mass of immune cells, inflammatory cells and scar tissue that forms when the...

To understand the complications of silicone injection to the butt for augmentation we need to understand the history of silicone injection in the breast. Dow Coming Corporation created the first medical grade silicone in the early 1960’s. There were three...

In the , my patients frequently want to reshape or contour the stubborn areas of the inner thighs, outer thighs, and waist. Liposuction is a very good option, if used properly to enhance and balance the waist to hip ratio....