What is the Reason for Hard Lumps After I Had Lip Reduction to Take out Some Injected Silicon?

asked 1 year ago by 1980anon in hawaii
Latest answer by Samuel Lam, MD
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upper lip riduction, i had soft lumps. after the procedure i have really hard lump. i would like to know the reason for that (fibrosis?), and what is the best non invasive solution (steroidor 5FU injections for along time?)

4 answers to What is the Reason for Hard Lumps After I Had Lip Reduction to Take out Some Injected Silicon?

Hard Lumps After Lip Reduction May be Fibrosis or Mucoceles

Since I perform lip reductions almost every single week, I have tremendous experience with this procedure. I would say the hard lumps that you are experiencing more likely than not represents scar tissue in the lip that would best respond to 5-FU injections. I personally hate steroid injections because I think they carry too much risk of tissue atrophy. If they are softer then it could be a mucocele, which is a retained or disturbed minor salivary gland tissue. if... more

Samuel Lam, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hard lumps after I had lip reduction to take out some injected silicon.

Reasons are as follows: residual silicone/granulomas, scar tissue, poor surgery. Without photos hard to determine which cause. But seek another opinion. From MIAMI Dr. B

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Coimplications of silicone lip injections

Yes fibrosis and foreign body granuloma formation are the likely causes for the hard lumps. I would not advise any further interventions as you will likely suffer other complications such as atrophy or tissue necrosis.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

There is nothing new or modern about silicone injections

The injection liquid silicone is permanent and its potential problems can be permanent. Experienced plastic surgeons have seen these problems from when it was used years ago. Typically the doctors using it are younger and less experienced with it and want to convince you that you can avoid the need to repeat injections with products like Restylane. You either have scar tissue or an inflammed area of residual silicone. I'd suggest you return to your doctor for... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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