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Siliconoma: Report of Two Cases

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Injectable silicone has been used illegally for more than 60 years. Siliconoma is the term used to describe a foreign body reaction in the human body caused by the presence of silicone. The aim of this study is to report two cases of patients who underwent application of large volumes of injectable silicone with non-medical and unqualified professionals, which led to serious complications sometime after the procedure.

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  1. Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay da Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Dona Mariana 143, Botafogo, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, 22280-000, Brazil

    Bruna Souza Felix Bravo

  2. Policlinica Geral do Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Laila Klotz Almeida de Balassiano

  3. Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Julien Totti de Bastos & Camila Roos Mariano da Rocha

  4. Hospital dos Servidores do Estado, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Matheus Bruno Costa & Leonardo Bravo

  5. Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Flavia de Freire Cassia

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Bravo, B.S.F., de Balassiano, L.K.A., de Bastos, J.T. et al. Siliconoma: Report of Two Cases. Aesth Plast Surg 40, 288–292 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-016-0618-9

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