Monitoring and Management of Infection following Prepectoral Implant-based Breast Reconstruction: Retrospective Analysis of Conservative Treatment Versus Implant Removal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infection following implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR) represents a major complication, potentially leading to prosthesis removal. However, no clear protocol for its prevention and management exists. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of conservative treatment methods in preventing implant removal and analyze factors responsible for implant loss in the context of prepectoral IBBR.

Methods

A single-institution retrospective review chart of patients undergoing immediate prepectoral IBBR for breast cancer between October 2020 and January 2024 was performed. The inclusion criteria were the presence of at least one of the following postoperative complications: seromas, cellulitis, clinically suspected prosthesis infection, and confirmed periprosthetic in

SUBMITTER: Walz SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11798385 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature