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Is Liquid Silicone Safe?
Why do people think that silicone is unsafe? I heard that the FDA once banned liquid silicone from being used. Were there valid reasons for them doing that, and is the silicone doctors use any different now than it was before?
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FDA approval and safety of silicone injections
Silicone is not currently approved for cosmetic facial augmentation. Silicone is theoretically inert but I routinely see patients from all over the world who suffer from inflammatory side effects resulting from silicone injections.
Silicone injections can cause nodularity and deformity resulting from inflammation, granuloma formation, soft tissue atrophy, and volume deformity.
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Liquie silicone
Liquid silicone is not FDA approved for cosmetic uses, and is being used off-label for this purpose. It was banned in the past because of problems with granuloma formation and infections that usually required it to be removed. This process is very difficult.
