Silicone granuloma

Since silicone has rapidly become one of the most commonly used prosthetic materials in the last 30 years in modern medicine, we have consequently bee n witnessing more silicone-related disease. Especially after silicone breas t implantation, defects in the breast implant have led to serious complicat ions, whereas complications of silicone prosthesis implantation in other bo dy parts are less frequent. Here we present an unusual clinical presentatio n of a silicone granuloma in a patient with a 27-year history of a wide exc ision of a melanoma of the right lower extremity and subsequent soft-tissue reconstruction using a silicone device. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, B asel.