Injected silicone oil on breast and hips. (photo)

Liquid silicone is a permanent filler and our office specializes in the removal of silicone filler with surgery, whenever anatomically possible. We have one of the largest series of patients who have benefitted from silicone removal . Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACS

Thank you for your question regarding whether you can remove injected silicone oil in your breasts and hips with a laser. No, you cannot remove injected silicone with a laser. The only way injected silicone can be removed is through surgery. Additionally, inositol, 5 FU, kenalog, and antibiotics cannot lessen or remove the silicone oil. Again, the only way to remove silicone injections is with surgery. There are two ways to remove the silicone: suction and the open technique. However, when silicone is injected into the breasts, it must be surgically removed. Hopefully, your implants can be saved. If not, the implants will have to be removed and replaced. I hope this helps answer your question regarding the treatment of injected silicone into the breasts and hips. Again, the only way to remove it is with surgery. I wish you the best of luck.

Sincerely,
Dr. Katzen

Silicone oil injection are very dangerous and illegal.The silicone oil incites a very intense inflammatory reaction and formation of granulomas, micro and macro oil cysts, and fibrosis. Not all silicone injected can be removed because it spreads massively. and can spread beyond the original site, in the breast to the lymph nodes of the axilla.Surgical removal is the only way to remove the bulk of it.  In the breast a mammogram would define the extent of the silicone in the breast and the best surgical procedure.