“…This material, being considered biologically inert, is widely used in breast implants, artificial joints, shunts for patients with hydrocephalus, and catheters. It has been shown that in predisposed patients, at the site of its administration, giant cell granulomas containing silicone particles may form, and the specific clinical symptoms may be observed (34,35). When silicone implants are removed, the described changes regress in 60-80% of cases (34).…”