Silicone Injections: Q&A

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Medical Grade Silicone Injections? Why Not?

If medical grade silicone injections are not toxic or unsafe to your body why can they not be injected into your buttocks besides the possibility of granuloma and migration. This is being done internationally by doctors. Is this only being told as a ''No No" because it is not FDA approved in the U.S. and a professional "Doctor" You cannot agree with this practice?

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2 Doctor Answers | Asked by Curious in Texas
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Silicone For Buttock Augmentation?

Our practice is one of, if not, the biggest practice worldwide for silicone use as an injectable filler for lip augmentation, aging lines, facial volume loss, earlobe and hand rejuvenation, neck lines, traumatic and surgical scars, and acne scars. In the US, silicone as an injectable filler for these purposes is considered off-label despite the fact that silicone is FDA approved (it is approved for retinal issues). When injected properly by experienced doctors, silicone does not cause... more
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Silicone injections

In the US some doctors do inject medical grade silicone for facial augmentation, but I have seen many patients with problems from it from granulomas, to erythema, to visibility and palpability. It is very difficult to impossible to treat/correct.

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