A novel and cost-effective method of breast implant-pocket salvage after implant infection : pilot
Abstract
The incidence of breast implant infection after reconstruction in the literature varies from 1% to 35%. Once infected, implant loss rate is extremely high. This has a significant financial implication due to readmission, long inpatient stay, long courses of antibiotics, often for many weeks, and often multiple operations with implant failure at the end. There are, of course, psychological implications for the patient due to the setback and the morbidity of losing the implant. Whilst different implant-pocket salvage techniques are described and used, there is no widely established method to manage implant infection.
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Date
2022-02
Type
Article
Subject
Surgery
Citation
Muthusami, M. A., Green, M. M. J., Brookes, M. P., & Kasana, M. I. (2022). A novel and cost-effective method of breast implant-pocket salvage after implant infection - Pilot. Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS, 75(2), 893–939.
Journal / Source Title
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
DOI
10.1016/j.bjps.2021.11.046
PMID
34866006
Publisher
Elsevier