A Rare Case of Pulmonary Restrictive Syndrome after Liquid Silicone Injection: The Role of the Plastic Surgeon

Autor: Pier Paolo Bonfirraro, Davide Sallam, Maurizio Verga, Bernardo Righi, Gabriele Mevio, Denis Codazzi, Francesco Leone, Marcello Carminati
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Vol 54, Iss 01, Pp 090-093 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0970-0358
1998-376X
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721862
Popis: Despite being especially used in its solid form, silicone is still injected as a liquid filler for breast contouring in many countries. Here, we present a rare case of a woman with silicone pneumonitis and extended breast scarring after breast silicone injection. Because of evidence of a restrictive syndrome due to the thoracic extensive scarring tissue and the high demand of oxygen therapy, as jointly agreed with the pulmonologists, we decided to perform a surgical asportation of the scarring tissue and covering with microsurgical flap. We chose the deep inferior epigastric perforator flap mainly because of the large amount of skin that is possible to use, the good skin texture matching, and the possibility of double team working without changing patient’s position.
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