my cheek implant was infected 3 days ago...i had a fever, but now i dont have a fever anymore. my cheek really blew up the second day, but it has gone down quite a bit now... im on antibiotics. Dont infected implants have to get removed eventually anyways? am i just wasting my money buying antibiotics by delaying the inevitable?
Answer: Infected cheek implants
A course of antibiotics and conservative therapy is always the first approach to an infected implant. Depending on the amount of infection, it potentially can clear with just the antibiotics. Because implants are avascular, there could be persistent seeding of bacterial cells despite initial successful control of on infection with antibiotics. If the infection is recurrent or recalcitrant, then removal of the implant is necessary.
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Answer: Infected cheek implants
A course of antibiotics and conservative therapy is always the first approach to an infected implant. Depending on the amount of infection, it potentially can clear with just the antibiotics. Because implants are avascular, there could be persistent seeding of bacterial cells despite initial successful control of on infection with antibiotics. If the infection is recurrent or recalcitrant, then removal of the implant is necessary.
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April 22, 2011
Answer: Infected cheek implant. Antibiotics and drainage with a rubber drain may lead to healing without removal of the implant. I would try that first.
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April 22, 2011
Answer: Infected cheek implant. Antibiotics and drainage with a rubber drain may lead to healing without removal of the implant. I would try that first.
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Answer: Cheek implant infection and removal Although the insertion of cheek implants is usually straightforward it can relatively rarely by complicated with infection. There is a natural flora of microbes that live in your mouth, and the nature of inserting cheek implants through the mouth and thereby hiding incisions means there is a small risk of infection with every cheek implant. An infected cheek implant will typically result in symptoms including fever, swelling, discomfort and pain. With an early infection, antibiotics can be effective in curing the infection without further treatment and without removal of the implant. Some surgeons have described washing of the implant with antibiotics in conjunction with oral antibiotics as an effective method of treating an early infection. However in the relatively uncommon situation of an apparent cheek implant which has become infected, if the implant is not improving with antibiotics, the treatment will require removal of the implant, allowing a period of time for the infection to resolve, followed by re-insertion of a new implant 3-months later. Dr. De Silva utilises silicone cheek implants which are relatively straight forward to insert and remove, however other types of implant (including Medpor) can be challenging to remove as the body can heal with the implant making it difficult to remove.
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Answer: Cheek implant infection and removal Although the insertion of cheek implants is usually straightforward it can relatively rarely by complicated with infection. There is a natural flora of microbes that live in your mouth, and the nature of inserting cheek implants through the mouth and thereby hiding incisions means there is a small risk of infection with every cheek implant. An infected cheek implant will typically result in symptoms including fever, swelling, discomfort and pain. With an early infection, antibiotics can be effective in curing the infection without further treatment and without removal of the implant. Some surgeons have described washing of the implant with antibiotics in conjunction with oral antibiotics as an effective method of treating an early infection. However in the relatively uncommon situation of an apparent cheek implant which has become infected, if the implant is not improving with antibiotics, the treatment will require removal of the implant, allowing a period of time for the infection to resolve, followed by re-insertion of a new implant 3-months later. Dr. De Silva utilises silicone cheek implants which are relatively straight forward to insert and remove, however other types of implant (including Medpor) can be challenging to remove as the body can heal with the implant making it difficult to remove.
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September 28, 2014
Answer: Infected cheek implants
Any artificial substance that gets infected needs to be removed unless the infection can be contained early. Removal of cheek implant is not as easy as placing them in . The determining factor is the type (silicone vs medpor) Also the implants tend to erode into the cheekbones and cause asymmetry. There will be sagging but some of that may contract due to your age and hopefully good skin quality.
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September 28, 2014
Answer: Infected cheek implants
Any artificial substance that gets infected needs to be removed unless the infection can be contained early. Removal of cheek implant is not as easy as placing them in . The determining factor is the type (silicone vs medpor) Also the implants tend to erode into the cheekbones and cause asymmetry. There will be sagging but some of that may contract due to your age and hopefully good skin quality.
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August 12, 2011
Answer: You may save your cheek implants
Not all infected cheek implants are lost. Antibiotics, drainage and irrigation can save some of them. Hang in there and hopefully you will be one of the lucky ones.
Good Luck! Dr Grant Stevens
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August 12, 2011
Answer: You may save your cheek implants
Not all infected cheek implants are lost. Antibiotics, drainage and irrigation can save some of them. Hang in there and hopefully you will be one of the lucky ones.
Good Luck! Dr Grant Stevens
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