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Figure 1

Figure 1. From: Mirror, mirror on the wall: Hypercalcemia as a consequence of modern cosmetic treatment with liquid silicone.

Granulomatous inflammation of the dermis with mutilple giant cells, histiocytes and lymphocytes and striking vacuolar formation (appearing as empty holes – silicone is resolved during the tissue fixation process in formalin and alcohol).

Jurik Schanz, et al. Med Sci Monit. 2012;18(2):CS5-CS7.

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