A Case of Silicone Rubber-Induced Foreign Body Granuloma with Skin Defect.
- Author:
Hong Sun LEE
1
;
Jong Hoon LEE
;
Kun PARK
;
Sook Ja SON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Eulji General Hospital, Collage of Medicine, Eulji University, Seoul, Korea. ssjmdderma@eulji.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Augmentation rhinoplasty;
Foreign body granuloma;
Silicone rubber
- MeSH:
Biocompatible Materials;
Foreign Bodies;
Granuloma, Foreign-Body;
Heart Valves;
History, Modern 1601-;
Rhinoplasty;
Rubber;
Silicone Elastomers;
Silicone Oils;
Skin;
Surgery, Plastic
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(5):718-720
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Silicone has become one of the most commonly used biomaterials in modern medicine. There are three forms of silicone in medical use: silicone oil, gel, and rubber. Among these, silicone rubbers are used as heart valves, shunts, coatings on pacemakers and implants of cosmetic surgery. In tissues, silicone produces a range of histological reactions depending on the form of silicone. We report a case of a foreign body granuloma due to the prescence of silicone rubber inserted for nasal augmentation fifteen years previously, and review the complications of augmentation rhinoplasty using silicone implants.
