An unusual complication from esthetic injection of liquid silicone into the forehead.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of migration of liquid silicone into the upper eyelid.


METHODS
Interventional case report.


METHODS
A 32-year-old woman had an injection of liquid silicone into the subcutaneous tissue of the forehead. She developed a cystic mass in the upper eyelid 2 days postinjection. An excisional biopsy was performed.


RESULTS
The mass lay in the Müller's muscle, and its base adhered to the tarsus. The mass ruptured during dissection, revealing a yellowish turbid fluid. Histopathologic findings showed lipogranulomatous reaction.


CONCLUSIONS
Liquid silicone injection to the forehead may promote formation of a cystic mass in the upper eyelid.
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. s_suntarinka@softhome.net
Suppapong
S
Tirakunwichcha
Wasee
W
Tulvatana
Kittisak
K
Kulvichit
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004954:Esthetics; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000009:adverse effects*
D012826:Silicone Elastomers