Silicone injection: Difference between revisions

}}'''Silicone injection''' is the injection of [[wikipedia:Silicone oil|silicone oil]] into the body. In a kink context, this is usually into the genitalia. The practice of injecting silicone as a dermal filler started in the 1960s, and has since been banned by the FDA due to numerous reports of dangerous and life threatening complications.<ref>https://www.verywellhealth.com/are-liquid-silicone-injections-safe-2710243</ref> Silicone injections can lead to long-term pain, infections, permanent disfigurement, embolism, stroke, and death.<ref>https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/fda-warns-against-injectable-silicone-and-dermal-fillers-large-scale-body-contouring-and-enhancement</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Shamsodini |first=Ahmad |last2=Al-Ansari |first2=Abdulla A. |last3=Talib |first3=Raidh A. |last4=Alkhafaji |first4=Haidar M. |last5=Shokeir |first5=Ahmed A. |last6=Toth |first6=Csaba |date=2012-12-01 |title=Complications of penile augmentation by use of nonmedical industrial silicone |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22145947/ |journal=The Journal of Sexual Medicine |volume=9 |issue=12 |pages=3279–3283 |doi=10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02563.x |issn=1743-6109 |pmid=22145947}}</ref> Unlike with [[saline injection]], silicone injections are permanent.