Open AccessFacial granulomas secondary to injection of semi-permanent cosmetic dermal filler containing acrylic hydrogel particles
Author(s) -
Mukta Sachdev,
YN Anantheswar,
B. C. Ashok,
Saif Hameed,
Sanjay A Pai
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.74493
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign body granuloma , filler (materials) , foreign body , granuloma , granuloma formation , surgery , dermatology , composite material , pathology , materials science
Various reports of long-term complications with semi-permanent fillers, appearing several years after injections have created some concern about their long-term safety profile. We report a case of foreign body granuloma secondary to dermal filler containing a copolymer of the acrylic hydrogel particles, hydroxyethylmethacrylate and ethylmethacrylate, occurring 2 years after the injection. The foreign body granulomas could not be treated satisfactorily with intralesional steroids, and the patient required a surgical excision of her granulomas. The physical and psychological consequences to such patients can be quite devastating.