Abstract
The use of fluid silicone for breast augmentation reached a peak between the 1940s and 1970s. Due to the high rate of complications, its use was finally banned by the FDA in the early 1990s. We present the case of a woman with multiple mammary nodules and recurrent mastodynia due to the injection of fluid silicone in both breasts. The silicone injections were performed in her country of origin for cosmetic reasons. Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast showed diffuse distribution of the silicone throughout the breast thickness and especially under the nipple-areola complex (NAC).A bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy was performed, including the NAC. Intraoperatively, diffuse muscular thickness of the pectoralis major was affected, in addition to the well-known involvement of the entire glandular parenchyma.
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