A Case of Silicone Granuloma in the Neck / 대한이비인후과학회지

ABSTRACT

Liquid injectable silicone has been used extensively in some countries during the past 5 decades for soft tissue augmentation. Although considered biologically inert, this material has been reported as potentially inducing, after tissue injection, a granulomatous inflammatory response of variable severity. A 73-year-old female patient visited our clinic with neck masses and pain. Her past medical history revealed a face and neck augmentation with silicone about 15 years ago by unqualified medical personnel. Because of the persistent superficial neck pain, we removed the palpated neck masses detected by physical examination and computed tomography. Histopathologic test confirmed silicone granuloma. The neck pain disappeared with the surgery. We have observed the patient for four months with no complications. We herein describe the clinical and microscopic features of a case of silicone-induced granulomas treated by surgical removal.