breast implant infection

Original Research

Is Iatrogenic Implant Contamination Preventable Using a 16-Step No-Touch Protocol?

08/24/2022

Dylan Singh, BS¹; Ruixue Zhang, BS¹; Kaitlin H Hori, BS²; Fereydoun D Parsa, MD, FACS³

Dylan Singh, BS1; Ruixue Zhang, BS1; ...

Intraoperative contamination of the surgical field during aesthetic breast augmentation may lead to implant infection with devastating consequences. The no-touch approach as described in this article was effective in reducing implant...

Intraoperative contamination of...

08/24/2022

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Figure 3. White fungal coating with green saline inside the intact infected left breast implant.

Interesting Cases

Rare Presentation of Breast Implant Infection and Breast Implant Illness Caused by Penicillium Species

06/03/2022

Natalie Kuhn, BA; Christopher Homsy, MD

Natalie Kuhn, BA; Christopher Homsy, ...

This case reports a 39-year-old woman with capsular contracture in addition to generalized symptoms who was found to have Penicillium fungal species infection of a saline implant 20 years after original augmentation mammaplasty. Penicillium...

This case reports a 39-year-old...

06/03/2022

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