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.