Complications after facial contour augmentation with injectable silicone. Diagnosis and treatment. Report of a severe case.

The purpose of this article is to increase the practitioner's awareness of the adverse effects associated with the clinical utilization of foreign bodies (heterofillers), especially silicones for contour augmentation of the face. Diagnostic modes for such difficult cases as well as means for their treatment are discussed in the light of a severe case of facial siliconomas. The case of a 46-year-old female patient with severe facial irregularities and pain secondary to siliconomas 5 years after facial augmentation with silicone is presented.