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01-07-2009 | Case Report

Dermolipectomy of the Thighs and Buttocks to Solve a Massive Silicone Oil Injection

Authors: Hugo D. Loustau, Horacio F. Mayer, Luciano Catterino

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 4/2009

Abstract

Despite scientific literature replete with stories of disastrous results and disfigurement, illicit subcutaneous injections of massive quantities of highly viscous fluids are still performed, often by unqualified persons. The authors present a devastating long-term outcome of subcutaneous injections of a massive volume of silicone oil in the buttocks of a 46-year-old female patient and its resolution through dermolipectomy of the thighs and buttocks.

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Title: Dermolipectomy of the Thighs and Buttocks to Solve a Massive Silicone Oil Injection
Authors: Hugo D. Loustau
Horacio F. Mayer
Luciano Catterino
Publication date: 01-07-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-008-9229-4

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