My incision would not stay closed on one side so ps took out implant and I waited 6 miserable months and he replaced. 10 days out the incision opened up again so he took out implant and replaced with a new one lifted off the stitches with aloderm. This side looks terrible. It doesn't match the other side. Will the aloderm dissolve and slow the implant to settle like the other side?? I look awful!!
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If the AlloDerm graft does not incorporate to the tissues, it will be free floating. The AlloDerm graft will not be reabsorbed and will eventually "ball up" and turn into thickened scar tissue. If the graft does not take and become vascularized, there is also a higher risk of infection. Good luck.
Thank you for your question. AlloDerm®, also known as Acellular Dermal Matrix, is a biologic material that acts a skin substitute during breast reconstruction. It is composed of human collagen with the cellular component removed. The material closely resembles normal skin and integrates ...
Denis L. Gonyon, Jr., MD (account suspended) says:
Catgut sutures are made from animal tissue and a reaction to the suture is very common. The biological meshes have all been treated to help reduce the risk of foreign body reaction and the risk is much less than with catgut sutures. Synthetic meshes such as TIGR mesh has even less...
