Infection After Breast Agumantation Since Jan 2011? (photo)

i had breast augmentation in dec2010.my own fat from butts was injected in my breast.after one month i had mild fever,swelling n pain in d breast with sever major joint pain.as per doc n reports it was typhoid n vry low vit D & calcium.had medicine for everything.in between breast's swelling reduced n puss started coming from nearly 20-20 sinus/needless.biopsy report is GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION & puss culture is -tive.doc started ATT (Medicine for TB). pl tell me wt to do for cure these sinuse

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Infection Post Fat Injection For Breast Augmentation

Hello, Thank you for sharing your photos. I am sorry that you had to go through this infection. Unfortunately, without further examination and tests I cannot provide you with an accurate diagnosis. I encourage you to keep your PS in the loop of your recovery process as you visit an infectious disease specialist who can take the correct measures to help you deal with your infection. Thank you for your inquiry and the best of luck to you. Dr. Sajjadian more

Post breast augmentation

Hello and thank you for the question. Sorry to hear you're having problems following your breast augmentation. The infectious process you are enduring seems to be a complex one. I recommend you follow up with your plastic surgeon. You will likely require an infectious disease specialist to establish the correct diagnosis and ideal treatment protocol. Best of luck, Glenn Vallecillos, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Breast augmentation question

See a board certified plastic surgeon for consultation. You also will need an infectious disease doctor consult and may need long term oral or iv antibiotics. I am sorry you are having such problems. Good Luck!

This is not breast augmentation, this is fat graft infection in your breasts!

If your surgeon is an ABPS-certified plastic surgeon, follow your doctor's advice or seek additional consultation at the nearest university or large medical center, where ABPS-certified plastic surgeons will have access to infectious disease consultants who can help you with this terrible problem. For any prospective patients reading this, fat grafting is NOT recommended for breast augmentation. This is one reason. Proper technique is essential to ensure the grafts are viable and aseptic... more