What are the chances of cellulitis coming back with new implants?

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I had cellulitus at scar under breast and implant got taken out near 6 months ago. I’m thinking about getting a new implant put in but what’s my chance of the cellulitis coming back just any time or is it usually just agter surjury when this happens? There’s some capsule still left in me is that ok or can that affect this cellulitis reaccuring? Thanks!

Yily De Los Santos, MD · Answer

If the previous cellulitis was related to the breast implant or the surgical pocket, I would recommend being a little more cautious before placing a new implant.

The good news is that having had an infection does not automatically mean that you will develop another infection. In published data on patients who required implant removal because of infection and later had a new implant placed, recurrent infection was relatively uncommon, although the exact risk varies considerably depending on the individual circumstances.

Yasemin Aydinli, MD · Answer

Infection after breast surgery is almost always related to the surgical period itself, it is not something that keeps coming back randomly years later. Six months after removal with a healed, calm breast, reimplantation is generally reasonable, and the recurrence risk is low when the new operation is done with strict antibiotic and sterility protocols. The retained capsule is usually harmless, but in a breast with an infection history many surgeons prefer to remove it during reimplantation so no tissue that once harbored bacteria stays behind. A short antibiotic course around the new surgery is also a sensible extra precaution.

What are the chances of cellulitis coming back with new implants?

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