
View Before and Afters
Average Breast Reconstruction Cost: $8,900
Learn about Breast Reconstruction
487 people and 265 doctors are talking about Breast Reconstruction
Get Free Email Updates
Post-Mastectomy Breast Infection. Expander Removal?
asked 1 year ago by beautyoftheword in Los Angeles
Latest answer by Paul S. Gill, MD
Question viewed 1,210 times
Tags: expander, infection, mastectomy, removal
Left breast ( had radiations 2 years ago ) got infected after mastactamy and reconstraction with expander.I'm 2 weeks now with picc line with antibiotics,but infection still there. I have implant on the right breast , size C .If expander much be taken off, Is it possible to do LD flap or tram flap with implant to the left breast to look same with right ? Or, may be can give advice how to save expender and treat infection ? Thank you, Nataly.
6 answers to Post-Mastectomy Breast Infection. Expander Removal?
Tissue Expander Infection with history of breast radiation
Houston Plastic Surgeon
What to do with an infected implant
San Diego Plastic Surgeon
Infection and expaander
Tissue Expander breast reconstruction infection
Boston Plastic Surgeon
