Some women inject silicone to enhance their appearance. There is a silicone injection on the buttocks, breasts, to the face. Although it might make you look more beautiful, silicone injections can also cause a variety of side effects that are harmful to health.
Silicon is a chemical that is quite often used as a preservative for drugs or ingredients in fillers. However, the dose of its use is not arbitrary. Under the supervision of a doctor, an injection of filler made from silicone can be used because the injection of silicone used is already measured dose.
However, this is not the same as silicone injection in a salon or beauty center. In some countries, silicone injections for beauty reasons are even considered illegal and prohibited. Although in Indonesia there are no specific rules that allow or prohibit this practice, you are advised not to undergo this procedure, especially if without doctor's supervision.
Side Effects of Silicone Injections
Silicon has a variety of shapes and is not entirely suitable for use in humans. In addition, silicone injections can have a permanent effect. Side effects can appear shortly or within a few years after the injection.
The following are some of the side effects of silicone injections which are harmful to health:
1. Reactions to the skin
The use of silicone injections in removing wrinkles on the face or beautifying the shape of the body can cause a reaction at the injection site. This reaction can be in the form of bruises or blurring on the skin.
In addition, the injection of silicone can also cause allergic reactions, such as redness, swelling, pain, itching, and the appearance of lumps in the area injected.
2. Stroke
Silicon is very easy to move and spread from one part of the body to another. When injected into areas containing many blood vessels, such as the face and buttocks, silicon can cause blockages and block blood flow to blood vessels in the brain. If this happens, it can cause a stroke.
3. Granuloma
Silicone injections can cause inflammation in body tissues that make the tissue damaged and hardened. In medical terms, this condition is known as granuloma. This can cause symptoms of the appearance of hard lumps and pain, and damage to body tissue at the injection site of silicon.
4. Pulmonary embolism
Silicone injections are also at risk of causing pulmonary embolism or blockages in the pulmonary veins. This condition is very serious and requires immediate medical treatment, because it can cause permanent damage to the lungs until death.
5. Risk of HIV and Hepatitis infection
Silicone injection is not done by doctors often overrides the safety and patient safety. The use of needles that are not sterile and alternately increases the risk of transmission of HIV / AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. This can occur due to mixing of blood from the use of alternating needles.
Because silicone injections can have a variety of adverse effects on health, doctors and several health institutions, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), prohibit the use of silicone injections without doctor's supervision.
If you want to enhance your appearance or try beauty procedures, first understand the benefits and risks. If the safety and risks are not clear, you should avoid the procedure and ask your doctor first. When consulting, doctors can provide advice and recommend safer and more effective procedures.
