ASIA syndrome symptoms induced by gluteal biopolymer injections: Case-series and narrative review
2021
Montealegre, Giovanni | Uribe, Rosa | Martínez-Ceballos, María Alejandra | Rojas-Villarraga, Adriana
The number of plastic surgery procedures have been rising in the last few years. The morbi-mortality due to illegal use of biopolymers is a public health problem. One of the clinical consequences, foreign body modelling reaction, may be a precursor of ASIA (Autoimmune/Inflammatory disease induced by adjuvants) syndrome. The objective of this article is to present a case-series study of patients who developed ASIA syndrome following gluteal injection with biopolymers and emphasize the importance of toxic exposure in triggering autoimmune responses. A surgical technique used on some of the patients in the study is described. A group of thirteen patients, diagnosed with foreign body modelling reaction, who developed ASIA syndrome confirmed by approved criteria was followed between May 2016 and May 2018. The “Butterfly Wings Technique,” a new surgical procedure for patients who have medium to severe compromise, was used on five of them. A narrative literature review was done to look for subjects with ASIA syndrome and gluteal biopolymer infiltration. All the patients in the present case-series with foreign body modelling reaction developed ASIA syndrome. Some of them had a background of familial autoimmunity. Five of the patients were surgically treated and saw a clinical improvement after the extraction of the biopolymer with the proposed technique. The narrative literature review identified 7 articles related to the disease through the database search. We suggest that foreign body modelling reaction should be considered a precursor to ASIA syndrome. New research projects will be needed in the future to evaluate the factors that determine when ASIA syndrome is triggered in a patient with this reaction.
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