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Silicone Injections to the Buttocks 8 Years Ago, Have Developed Knots, Should I Be Concerned?

asked 9 months ago by Erin100 in Cleveland, OH
Latest answer by Peter A. Aldea, MD
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Tags: 8 years post-op, knots, normal

I had 9 silicone injections to my buttocks in 2003. I have developed knots. I do not have pain and I am not sickly should I be concerned.

3 answers to Silicone Injections to the Buttocks 8 Years Ago, Have Developed Knots, Should I Be Concerned?

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Silicone Injections Into Buttock

Silicone injections for buttock augmentation is always fraught with complications...eventually! Unfortunately, there are still physicians (and other non-physicians) using this material for buttock augmentation. The complications can be minor but usually turn into something more major with severe scar tissue formation and skin discolorations eventually requiring surgery to remove it. Problem is surgical removal may leave deforming scars or depressions. Bottom line, I... more
Ryan Stanton, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drryanstanton.com

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Silicone Injections to the Buttocks 8 Years Ago, Have Developed Knots, Should I Be Concerned?

The popularity of Silicone injections for augmentation (Face, Lips, Nose, Buttocks etc) comes in waves of increasing and receding popularity. It is truly reflective of stupid human nature and greed that many of us lack a strong sense of learning from past mistakes while others are devoid of any ethical considerations on what they inflict on a fellow human being. Silicone is NOT Silicone is NOT Silicone. The vast majority of buttock augmentations are done with industrial grade silicone... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Silicone Injection

Silicone injection to the Buttocks or any where is not a smart idea. The silicone injected is bougt from the hardware store. The lumps you are feeling are " SILICONE GRANULOMAS" They will get worse with time. Removal will leave you with major deformities of the buttocks that will require reconstruction and may require multiple procedures.
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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