Table 1 Complications of penile filler injections
From: The perils of penile enhancement: case report of a fulminant penile infection
Cosmetic | Penile distortion, abnormal curvature and asymmetry [3] Nodules—liquified, necrotic, calcified [6] Reabsorption, drifting or distant migration [7] Granulomatous reactions [8] |
Functional | Peyronie’s disease [3] Erectile dysfunction [6] Male dyspareunia [6] Decreased sensation [9] |
Systemic | Venous occlusion and acute hypersensitivity reaction [10] Fat embolism leading to cardiopulmonary collapse and death [11] Silicon embolism, pneumonitis, multi-organ failure and death [12, 13] |