title: Foreign body granulomas after all injectable dermal fillers: part 1. Possible causes.
abstract: Genuine granuloma formation following implantation of injectable dermal fillers is a rare complication, with incidences ranging from one in 100 patients (1 percent) to one in 5000 (0.02 percent). Foreign body granulomas occur several months to years after injection at all implantation sites at the same time. Without treatment, they may grow to the size of beans, remain virtually unchanged for some years, and then resolve spontaneously. Three clinical and histologic types of foreign body granulomas can be distinguished:Permanent implants are not characterized by a higher rate of foreign body granuloma per se than temporary implants; however, their clinical appearance is more pronounced and their persistence longer if not treated adequately.
authors.affiliation: San Diego and Los Angeles, Calif.; Paris, France; and Frankfurt am Main and Regensburg, Germany From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California, San Diego; private practice; the Department of Plastic Surgery, Caritas-Hospital St. Josef; the Institut Privé de Histopathologie; and the Department of Dermatology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Gottfried
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lemperle
authors.forename: Nelly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gauthier-Hazan
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolters
authors.forename: Marita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eisemann-Klein
authors.forename: Ute
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Duffy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020405:Dermis; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult