Characteristics and treatment of silicone granulomas: A retrospective multicenter cohort of 21 patients

• Bina Kassamali, BA,
• Kylee J.B. Kus, BS,
• Michelle S. Min, MD, MS,
• Camila Villa-Ruiz, MPH,
• Gabriela A. Cobos, MD,
• Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc,
• Ruth Ann Vleugels, MD, MPH, MBA,
• Daniel R. Mazori, MD,
• Avery H. LaChance, MD, MPH

Affiliations

Bina Kassamali, BA

Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Kylee J.B. Kus, BS

Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota

Michelle S. Min, MD, MS

Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Camila Villa-Ruiz, MPH

Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Ponce Health Sciences University, School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Gabriela A. Cobos, MD

Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc

Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Ruth Ann Vleugels, MD, MPH, MBA

Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Daniel R. Mazori, MD

Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Avery H. LaChance, MD, MPH

Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Correspondence to: Avery H. LaChance, MD, MPH, Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115