Illegal fillers done 7 years ago going bad. Please tell me what is happening to my skin and what I can do (Photo)

Hello, thank you for your question. I am having to do more and more of these debulking procedures before patients can have a BBL. The type of removal depends on the type of substance, the amount of surface area involved, and the patient desires. The material is removed in the first stage. It is rare that over 50% of the material can be removed. Because the material is typically laden with bacteria means that you run the risk of injection and recurrence of granulomas. A period of 3 months or so is observed. Reconstructive surgery can be performed later to improve the appearance. To help allay fears and eliminate worries of patients who made the previous poor decision to have these substances injected, I recommend that they consult with a board certified PS who has experience in removing silicone.

The pachyderm skin or cutaneous thickening is a very frequent finding after the administration of illegal injections ( biopolymers or silicone injections), this is one of the most difficult aspects to manage but after the removal with open technique there are complementary treatments to improve the quality of the skin