title: Calcinosis cutis long after rhinoplasty with silicone.
abstract: Rhinoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure to reconstruct the nose. Silicone alloplastic materials are most widely used as implants for rhinoplasty, but calcification on the surface occurs with long-term usage. Herein, we report a case of gruel-like calcification approximately 50 years after silicone implant rhinoplasty. In this case, calcification on the silicone surface might have transformed into gruel-like deposits, which presented as a subcutaneous mass at the dorsal area of the nose. The precise mechanism is unclear; a pH change in the tissue might have occurred during the process of inflammation, leading to the dissolution of calcified deposits.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors: Yuki
authors: Y
authors: Honda
authors: Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors: Hideaki
authors: H
authors: Tanizaki
authors: Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Otsuka
authors: Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors: Yoshiki
authors: Y
authors: Miyachi
authors: Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors: Kenji
authors: K
authors: Kabashima
keywords: Calcinosis cutis; Rhinoplasty; Silicone