TY - JOUR
T1 - Resolution of cosmetic buttock injection-induced inflammatory reaction and heart failure after excision of filler material
AU - Purnell, Chad A.
AU - Klosowiak, Julian L.
AU - Cheesborough, Jennifer E.
AU - Park, Eugene
AU - Bandy, Andrew
AU - Dumanian, Gregory A.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - We present a case of a 66-year-old woman who developed heart failure and severe inflammatory reaction after the illicit cosmetic injections of polymethylmethacrylate or polyacrylamide hydrogel from a primary care provider. After medical optimization, an en bloc excision of all injectable materials and gluteus muscle was performed, which resulted in exposure of bilateral sciatic nerves. Within 10 days, the patient's heart failure resolved and inflammatory state improved. This is the first known report of heart failure due to buttock injections and subsequent improvement after surgery.
AB - We present a case of a 66-year-old woman who developed heart failure and severe inflammatory reaction after the illicit cosmetic injections of polymethylmethacrylate or polyacrylamide hydrogel from a primary care provider. After medical optimization, an en bloc excision of all injectable materials and gluteus muscle was performed, which resulted in exposure of bilateral sciatic nerves. Within 10 days, the patient's heart failure resolved and inflammatory state improved. This is the first known report of heart failure due to buttock injections and subsequent improvement after surgery.
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U2 - 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001079
DO - 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001079
M3 - Article
C2 - 27826475
AN - SCOPUS:85065180801
VL - 4
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
SN - 2169-7574
IS - 10
M1 - e1079
ER -