Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.7181/acfs.2018.01865

Paraffinoma induced bilateral preauricular cheek skin defects  

Heo, Jae-Woo (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Kim, Baek Kyu (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Publication Information
Archives of Craniofacial Surgery / v.19, no.3, 2018 , pp. 227-230 More about this Journal
Abstract
"Paraffinoma" is a well-recognized complication of paraffin oil injection into various body parts for an aesthetic purpose. After a variable latency phase, paraffinoma can present as a wide range of clinical symptoms. This paper is a case report of surgical excision of the paraffinoma and subsequent reconstruction of the associated skin defect on bilateral preauricular cheeks, manifesting 50 years after a primary injection.
Keywords
Paraffin oil; Foreign bodies; Granuloma;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Goldwyn RM. The paraffin story. Plast Reconstr Surg 1980;65: 517-24.   DOI
2 Bloem JJ, Van der Waal I. Paraffinoma of the face. Plast Reconstr Surg 1975;56;473-4.
3 Vazquez-Martinez OT, Ocampo-Candiani J, Mendez-Olvera N, Sanchez Negron FA. Paraffinomas of the facial area: treatment with systemic and intralesional steroids. J Drugs Dermatol 2006;5:186-9.
4 Glicenstein J. The first "fillers", vaseline and paraffin: from miracle to disaster. Ann Chir Plast Esthet 2007;52:157-61.   DOI
5 Boo-Chai K. Paraffinoma. Plast Reconstr Surg 1965;36:101-10.   DOI
6 Urbach F, Wine SS, Johnson WC, Davies RE. Generalized paraffinoma (sclerosing lipogranuloma). Arch Dermatol 1971;103: 277-85.   DOI
7 Winer LH, Sternberg TH, Lehman R, Ashley FL. Tissue reactions to injected silicone liquids: a report of three cases. Arch Dermatol 1964;90:588-93.   DOI
8 Legaspi-Vicerra ME, Field LM. Paraffin granulomata, "witch's chin," and nasal deformities: excision and reconstruction with reduction chinplasty and open rhinotomy resection. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 2010;3:54-8.
9 De Gado F, Mazzocchi M, Chiummariello S, Gagliardi DN, Alfano C. Johnson's baby oil, a new type of filler? Acta Chir Plast 2006;48:123-6.
10 Wong KT, Lee PS, Chan YL, Chow LT. Paraffinoma in anterior abdominal wall mimicking liposarcoma. Br J Radiol 2003;76: 264-7.   DOI
11 Erguvan-Dogan B, Yang WT. Direct injection of paraffin into the breast: mammographic, sonographic, and MRI features of early complications. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2006;186:888-94.   DOI
12 Colomb D. The future of paraffinomas: apropos of a case of reticulolymphoblasto-sarcomatosis with acquired hemolytic anemia caused by cold auto-antibodies and cryoglobulinemia, having complicated a paraffinoma having 50 years' development. Ann Dermatol Syphiligr (Paris) 1962;89:36-46.
13 Feldmann R, Harms M, Chavaz P, Salomon D, Saurat JH. Orbital and palpebral paraffinoma. J Am Acad Dermatol 1992;26 (5 Pt 2):833-5.   DOI
14 Yang WT, Suen M, Ho WS, Metreweli C. Paraffinomas of the breast: mammographic, ultrasonographic and radiographic appearances with clinical and histopathological correlation. Clin Radiol 1996;51:130-3.   DOI