A case of mimicking angioedema： chin silicone granulomatous reaction spreading all over the face after receiving liquid silicone injection forty years previously

• Published in: Chinese medical journal Vol. 124; no. 11; pp. 1747 - 1750
• Main Authors: Chen, Yu-Cheng, Chen, Mei-Ling, Chiu, Ying-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, China%Department of Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, China%Division of Rheurnatology, Department of Internal Medicine Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, China 05.06.2011
• Subjects: Aged; Angioedema - diagnosis; Chin - pathology; Cosmetic Techniques - adverse effects; Female; Granuloma - diagnosis; Humans; Injections, Subcutaneous; Silicones - adverse effects; 反应; 水肿; 注射; 液体; 硅胶; 神经; 肉芽肿; 血管; methylprednisolone; angioedema; silicone granuloma; liquid silicone

Liquid injectable silicone has been used for soft tissue augmentation for five decades. Many complications following liquid silicone injection have been reported. To diagnose and manage silicone granuloma remains difficult. Silicone granuloma must be diagnosed with the history of liquid silicone inj...