Staph infection in the breasts?

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8 answers to “Staph infection in the breasts?”

A: Rapid swelling is more consistent with bleeding

By John P. Di Saia, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Hello, The story you tell makes me think of bleeding. Rapid swelling and pain after a fall is not the typical story for an infection. Your case sounds like an accident.

A: Breast swelling

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Your story is not typical. Perhaps you had suffered abrasions of your chest that made the chest swell. It is hard to know without examining you at the time of your injury or during yoru early follow-up. Staph infections, if they are just on the skin, can usually be treated with oral antibiotic. But if they are... more

A: Hard to know where it came from

By Sirish Maddali, MD - Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

Early infections are much more common that ones presenting a year later. The source of the infection is usually from the blood and not a direct cut at the site. If you had a seroma (fluid collection) or hematoma (blood collection) that has been present since the surgery, it would be possible for that to get... more

A: No real way to know where your infection started

By Jeffrey Zwiren, MD - Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

There was really no choice but to remove the implant. Once an implant becomes infected there is no way to clear the infection without removal. It is highly unusual for an implant to become infected one year after the surgery. There are reports of remote site infections due to an increased... more

A: I'm sorry you went through that.

By Sutton Graham II, MD - Greenville Plastic Surgeon

During the education and information portion of you preoperative consultation, your surgeon likely mentioned the risk of infection. Implant area infections are uncommon. Most often they occur within weeks after the initial surgery. Late infections like you describe are more unusual, but not... more

A: Above or below the muscle?

By Scott Sattler, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

This is an interesting scenario, and is another clinical observation that supports the notion that breast implants placed in the sub-pectoral space (behind the muscle) are probably more isolated and protected from transient episodes of bacteremia (like after a dental cleaning or certain types of surgery),... more

A: Possible Infected Hematoma

By Athleo Louis Cambre, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Staph infection following Breast Augmentation generally appears within the first 7-10 days after surgery. Under this circumstance, it is usually caused by a break in surgical technique or contamination of the implant, generally from bacteria resident on the patient's skin. Delayed Staph infection,... more

A: Long standing infections

By Steven H. Williams, MD - Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

You've asked a complicated question. Usually infections of breast implants show up immediately. A year is usually enough time for your body to heal the incisions and form scar tissue around the implants which protects them somewhat. However, it is possible to have implants get infected at any time... more