A woman with a nose like an "Elephant's Trunk"

J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2014 Jun;16(3):153-4. doi: 10.3109/14764172.2013.864200. Epub 2014 Jan 10.

Abstract

For more than a century, exogenous lipids and injectable silicone have been used by nonmedical personnel or even licensed physicians to correct body defects and augment parts of the human body. Any skin-implanted exogenous substances can trigger an inflammatory response in individuals. Notably, oily substances have commonly been reported to produce a foreign body granulomatous reaction known as "sclerosing lipogranuloma". Despite local and systemic complications, injections of illegal materials by unlicensed practitioners are widespread and are still a problem throughout East Asian Countries. We herein present a unique case of sclerosing lipogranuloma following illegal filler injection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cosmetic Techniques / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Granuloma / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nose*
  • Republic of Korea