The rate of breast TE-related infection following reconstruction ranges from 2.5% to 24%, with about 70% of the infections occurring within the first 90 days after surgery.
Abstract Background: Wound complications are known to occur afternipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM), especially in procedures involving a periareolar incision. We sought to determine the independent risk of infection and overall wound complications associated with NSM vs skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) in a contemporary cohort of women undergoing immediate implant reconstruction.
How Common is Infectionafter Breast Reconstruction? Infections can happen after any surgery. However, they aren’t common, and the chances of developing one are about 1% to 5%. Looking at breast reconstruction, one study found that the risk of infection for implant reconstruction is 12%.
a contemporary cohort of women undergoing immediate implant reconstruction. Study Design: We identified 352 women ≥ 21 years of age undergoing mastectomy plus immediate implant reconstruction from 09/2021–12/2022 using electronic health records from two hospitals. The relative risk of surgical site infection (SSI) and of serious wound complication (infection or noninfectious wound ...
This matrix may assist in the shaping of the reconstructed breast and allow either one-stage breast reconstruction with implants or tissue expanders to be filled to higher volumes [3]. Issues related to breast implant infections will be reviewed here.
Breast implant infection Sometimes a bacterial infection can develop in the tissue around a breast implant or tissue expander days or weeks after breast reconstruction surgery.
Introduction Surgery on the breast—whether for cosmetic enhancement, cancer treatment, or reconstruction—is a significant medical procedure. While modern surgical techniques have made such procedures safer and more effective, complications can still arise. One of the most common and concerning issues is a post-surgical breast infection. Though often manageable, untreated infections can ...
Authors reported somewhat high rates of complications due to infection in direct-to-implant breast reconstructionafternipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM), when compared with SSM with NAC excision.
Prompt diagnosis and effec-tive treatment of periprosthetic infection, particularly in these high-risk patients, are imperative to salvage the breast reconstruction. Gram-negative bacteria are increas-ingly found in breast implant infections and should be covered when employing empiric antibiotherapy.
One concern with increasing use of immediate reconstruction is the potential for higher incidence of surgical site infection (SSI). Several studies have reported increased risk of SSI associated with breast reconstruction, however, reported SSI rates vary widely depending on the definition used for infection, surveillance method to identify infections, and length of follow-up after operation ...
