How would someone know if they have a injection from butt injections?

Our office is the leading center for the removal of foreign body fillers in the United States. My approach is protocol based, beginning with an examination to determine the grade of inflammation using the Karamanoukian Grading Scale for Soft Tissue Inflammation. Silicone biopolymers and PMMA can be safely removed from the face and body. Longterm complications are minimized with diligent attention to detail and protocol-based treatment. 
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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Free silicone injected into the soft tissues of your buttocks is very hard to remove and if done will leave very visible scars.  Therefore, unless it is causing a problem, it may be best not to remove.  However, these silicone deposits can become infected at any time if you develop transient bacteremia from other procedures.  You need to be alert to signs and symptoms of infection - malaise, lethargy, fever, chills, erythema, pain, tenderness, etc.  I would recommend taking prophylactic antibiotics if undergoing any surgical or dental procedures. 

Hello
sdblondie, thank you for your question.

As for your
question, I can answer that was unfortunate the fact you have this substance
injected into your buttocks.

Biopolymers
ALWAYS should be removed, because you present at any time iatrogenic
allogenosis and probably A.S.I.A. syndrome. The skin redness could be secundary
to the liquid silicone and I dont recomend you treat with any type of energy as
light (laser), Intensed Pulsed Light (IPL) that could increase the inflamatory
activity.

Our plastic surgery center
specializes in the treatment of Biopolymers injections (permanent fillers:
liquid silione, Polyacrylamide Gel, PMMA, Biogel, Macrolane, Metacryletc.) to
the face, buttocks and other soft tissue and its complications. We see patients
that came worldwide who have complications arising from Biopolymers injections
to soft tissues. The Biopolymers cause a severe inflammatory reaction that can
cause permanent damage to the tissues known as Iatrogenic Allogenosis and an
autoimmune syndrome (A.S.I.A. Syndrome). In our plastic surgery center, I
developed the technique of resection of biopolymersin face, buttocks and lower back
through video – endoscopy, a surgery made with minnimal incissions to treat
patients with permanent deformities secundary to Biopolymers injections. Other
techniques such as liposuction, VASER or LASER are absolutely ineffective in
treating this type of situation.

I hope it has been helpful.



Spanish translation provided by doctor:



Hola sdblondie, gracias
por su pregunta.

En cuanto a tu pregunta
, puedo responderte que fue poco afortunado el hecho de haberte hecho inyectar
esta sustancia en tus gluteos.

Los biopolimeros
SIEMPRE deben ser retirados pues presentarás en algún momento alogenosis
iatrogénica y probablemente Sindrome de A.S.I.A.

El enrojecimiento que
presentas en tu piel seguramente es secundario a la silicona liquida y no te
recomiendo tratar esta área con ningún tipo de energia como luz (LASER), luz
intensa pulsada (IPL) que podria aumentar la actividad inflamatoria.



Nuestro Centro de Cirugía Plástica se
especializa en el tratamiento de biopolimeros (rellenos permanentes: silicona
liquida, poli acrilamida gel, PMMA, Biogel, Macrolane, Metacryl, etc.),
inyectados en el rostro, glúteos y otros tejidos blandos y sus complicaciones.
Recibimos pacientes de todo el mundo que presentan complicaciones originadas
por la inyeccion de biopolímeros. Los biopolímeros causan una reaccion
inflamatoria severa que puede causar daño permanente a los tejidos conocida
como Alogenosis Iatrogénica y un síndrome de auto inmunidad (Síndrome de
A.S.I.A.). En nuestro Centro de Cirugía Plástica, desarrollé una técnica de
retirada de biopolímeros en el rostro, los glúteos y la esplada baja a través
de video-endoscopia, una cirugía realizada a través de incisiones mínimas para
tratar pacientes con deformidades permanentes secundarias a inyecciones de
Biopolímeros. Otras técnicas como liposucción, LASER o VASER son absolutamente
ineficientes en el tratamiento de esta situación.

Espero le haya sido
útil.

I am assuming that you had free silicone injected into your buttocks? Infection will likely present with fevers, pain or tenderness at the injection sites, redness or warmth of the skin overlying the injection sites, and/or open draining wounds with purulent discharge. If lab tests were drawn, there might be an elevation in your WBC count. If a CT scan was done, the infected areas would show stranding (inflammation) or fluid collections (abscesses). There is a possibility that you could have a foreign body reaction with inflammation and/or granuloma formation without infection. Injection of free silicone has a high risk of complications. It is actually very difficult to remove this material and can lead to significant cosmetic deformities (scarring and asymmetry).