Thank you for finding that article, hoddle 10! Very interesting reading.
ttar2380: Yes, the silicone oil Dr. Yacobi used is the German name for a purified, medical grade injectable silicone called Silikon - 1000 in the U.S. and approved by the FDA for injection in the eye to treat retinal detachment. Plastic surgeons and dermatologists have been using Silikon - 1000 off-label for a number of years as a facial cosmetic filler. I learned about the stuff from the New Jersey plastic surgeon\'s web site that I referenced in the first post in this thread.
Big Meat: Unlike other cosmetic fillers, Silikon - 1000 is permanent.
Based on Dr. Yacobi\'s study write-up, he uses a microdroplet injection technique and only injects a small amount of silicone per session. That protocol is in keeping with the protocols I\'ve read of U.S. plastic surgeons and dermatologists who use Silikon - 1000 in their practices. Their use of it is somewhat controversial, both because it is off-label and because some docs argue that there can be late rejection of the stuff (years or a decade or more after it is injected), but the docs using it for more than ten years counter that they have not experienced cases of late rejection and that overall rejection/reaction is less than 3% of patients, which can usually be handled by dissolving the stuff with injections of some other substance. These same docs also argue that the negative connotations of silicone injections are based on old cases where non-medical grade silicone was injected in large amounts in one go by amateurs and hacks.
