Background and objective.

Biomaterials are substances or a substances combination from natural or synthetic origin, designed to interact with biological systems with the purpose of evaluating, treating, augmentation or substitution of body tissues, organs or body functions. Our concern on this study is due to the wrong and non-authorized use and abuse of substances in so called “aesthetic procedures” which besides of being applied by non qualified health or non medical personnel, have originated a public health problem in which plastic surgeons have been requested to act and to offer surgical solutions.

Methods.

We conduct an study on a population of 250 patients of various socioeconomic leves in Venezuela, who attended our consultation from 2008 to 2016 for diagnosis, treatment and clinical and surgical follow-up, in order to identify the age groups and according to sex and anatomical location of the lesions, to know the clinical consequences and to provide a diagnostic study and in each particular case an analysis of the treatment to be followed.

Conclusions.

Based on our experience, we intend to contribute to generate a casuistry that provides information to raise awareness about the public health risk that this pathology generates in affected patients.

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