title: Siliconoma: Report of Two Cases.
abstract: Injectable silicone has been used illegally for more than 60 years. Siliconoma is the term used to describe a foreign body reaction in the human body caused by the presence of silicone. The aim of this study is to report two cases of patients who underwent application of large volumes of injectable silicone with non-medical and unqualified professionals, which led to serious complications sometime after the procedure.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay da Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Dona Mariana 143, Botafogo, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, 22280-000, Brazil. brunabravo@globo.com.
authors.forename: Bruna Souza Felix
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Bravo
authors.affiliation: Policlinica Geral do Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Laila Klotz Almeida
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: de Balassiano
authors.affiliation: Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Julien Totti
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: de Bastos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Camila Roos Mariano
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: da Rocha
authors.affiliation: Hospital dos Servidores do Estado, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Matheus Bruno
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Flavia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Freire Cassia
authors.affiliation: Hospital dos Servidores do Estado, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bravo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D012828:Silicones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones
keywords: Complications; Injectable silicone; Siliconoma