Exposed implant. Could this have been prevented?

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Ba done 4/5 it went good & Ive been healing fine. Friday 5/9 woke up and my bra was wet. my left breast incision was leaking a good bit of watery clearish yellow fluid through a tiny spot. It looked like maybe a stitch opened. Saw oncall doc he pushed a qtip in hole which opened it bigger & sent me home on antibiotics & told me to let it drain-said the implant wasn’t exposed & I had superficial pocket of fluid. Today my DR told me implant is exposed & has to come out

Nelson Castillo, MD · Answer

Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry to hear of your recovery difficulties.  Unfortunately without knowing the full details of your procedure it is impossible to know if it could have been entirely avoided.  Appears that your doctor is taking the right steps to help you, so follow their instructions to help minimize additional complications.

Ven Erella, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. I am sorry this happened to you. It will be very difficult to tell what caused this. Look like your PS is doing the right thing to take care of this. Please continue to follow with your PS

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

When late complications occur following any implant surgery, very hard to give exact dx. The common issue is a removal is required of the exposed infected implant.

Mahmood Kara, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Hello. Thank you for your inquiry.

It is important to have an in-person medical assessment regarding this issue as it is difficult to determine virtually. Continue to update your doctor in the matter and follow their post-op protocol.

Please note that this response does not substitute patient-doctor relationship. We welcome any and all patients seeking advice to come in for a complimentary consultation available for limited time only.

During the COVID-19, we are offering complimentary online consultations as well as in-office consultation with social distancing and masks. Procedure done in-hospital private surgical facility while taking covid-19 precautions. We utilize UV-light to clean the air of viruses and bacteria during our consultations and surgery. We invite you to come in to discuss your options more thoroughly. Please send us an email at info@drkaraplasticsurgery.com with the subject line: "Attention Meagan" and we will be happy to coordinate your appointment!

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Exposed implant. Could this have been prevented?

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