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Liquid injectable silicone: history, mechanism of action, indications, technique, and complications
Dóris Maria Hexsel1, Camile Luiza Hexsel, Vivek Iyengar
1School of Medicine of University de Passo, Fundo, Brazil. dohexsel@zaz.com.br
Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
|July 25, 2003
Abstract:
Medical grade liquid injectable silicone can be used for soft tissue augmentation to correct and replace lost volumes of the subcutaneous tissue. It is potentially a permanent tissue augmentation agent and is the most effective filler for certain indications. This article presents the history, mechanism of action, indications and contraindications, technique, and the possible complications of silicone and their treatment.