The risk of facial fillings during aesthetic procedures: a case report

This study highlights some of the risks related to such procedures, reporting a case of a painful, fluctuating nodule in the midline of the vestibular sulcus, extending to the upper lip. The patient, a 32-year-old man, showed a normochromic swelling of the affected region with 2 years ’ history of evolution. The patient stated that he underwent a rhinoplasty procedure 5 years earlier. An excisional biopsy was performed and the lesion was diagnosed as a foreign body granuloma caused by methylmethacrylate.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research