Can you get an infection 10 years after biogel injections?

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can you get infections after 10 years of getting biogel injections in your buttocks?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Yes you can get infection years after permanent fillers. I suggest you see an expert for evaluation.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Emmanuel De La Cruz, MD · Answer

Hello vicklove,
  
I appreciate your questions! Injectable silicone used for body contouring is not FDA-approved and can cause serious side effects that may be permanent or may even lead to death. Side effects can include ongoing pain and serious injuries, such as scarring, tissue death, and permanent disfigurement. If the silicone migrates beyond the injection site, it could cause an embolism, stroke, infections and death. Serious complications may occur right away or could develop weeks, months, or even ten or more years later. The treatment varies from patient to patient. This may range from surgical excision, to hyaluronidase injection followed by VASER Liposuction and fat transfer into the area to correct the resultant deformity. Consult with an experienced plastic surgeon about your specific needs and concerns. Good luck and may God bless you! Dr. De La Cruz.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Inflammation after silicone injections are common. Longterm and chronic foreign body reaction can cause pain, deformity, and soft tissue fibrosis. Our office specializes in the removal of silicone using several techniques. Best, Dr. KaramanoukianLos Angeles

Carlos Alberto Ríos García, MD · Answer

Regards, Dr Carlos Alberto Ríos regrets that you have been victim of the terrible practice of biopolymers.
Infections can occur because of the inflammatory process that affects the patient's inflammatory response; so yes, infections can occur, sometimes silent infections remain, silent in the product that is encapsulated and for some reason can lead to infections.

Please remember to be aware, do not let any permanenrt filler to be injected into your face, breast, buttocks, calfs, genitalia, etc. The safest way to increase buttocks is through your own fat injections or through silicone implants.
I hope the information was usefull, have a nice day! Dr Carlos Ríos.

Derby Sang Caputo, MD · Answer

Unfortunally Yes. There have been cases of inflammatory process accompanied with  infections of the area years after the injection of silicone.

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Can you get an infection 10 years after biogel injections?

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