How Do U Prevent Infection After BA and Lift?

is infection more likely when a breast aug and lift is done through the nipple?

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How Do U Prevent Infection After Aug & Lift?Answr:

Infection after Breast implant surgery is very low, even with a lift...and even with the peri-areolar approach. But the incision can get a little "funky" as it heals, kind of puckery and irregular at first and can even drain more during this period...So infection requiring removal of the implant...very rare...

Breast augmentation and lift

Infection can happen with any procedure. Nipple border approach has not been shown to cause more problems than any other approaches.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Infection prevention following breast surgery

There is no 100% way to prevent infection. That being said, the use of perioperative antibiotics, not smoking for weeks before and after surgery, not using a large implant or tightening the skin envelope to tight which may compromise blood supply can all help decrease the risk of infection.

Todd C. Case, MD

14 reviews

Tucson Plastic Surgeon

Infection is rare with ANY augmentation/lift, but capsular contracture risk may be higher with periareolar incision.

In 25 years of doing elective first-time cosmetic breast augmentations, I have yet to see one of my patients develop infection. Honestly. I have, however, had more than one breast lift plus implant patient develop infection requiring removal of implant and later re-insertion after the infection had been eradicated. Certainly, a breast lift (even a donut or Benelli periareolarlift) involves more incisions (and more scars), any of which can break down, have difficulty healing, or... more