Will a Piece of Gauze Embedded into the Incision Be Automatically Expelled by the Body? (photo)

Usually if a breast incision broke down and the implant is not exposed, local wound care will help.  Hopefully the wound will close.  I would follow closely with your surgeon and cross your fingers that the implant does not get infected.

Thanks for the question and posted photo. Yes the body will expel this foreign body. This is a very old technique for wound healing. If this is the recommendation of your chosen surgeon you are in a quandary. Brest to follow his/her advise. GOOD LUCK! 

I recommend that you return to your plastic surgeon for followup. The gauze could fall off on its own but your surgeon may remove it . I typically have patients perform dressing changes daily but without knowing more about your postop course, it is difficult to comment.

Gauze is made out of cotton and is not absorbed by the body, therefore, if there is a wedge of gauze in a wound, often times there will be fluid buildup around it. If it is just stuck more deeply in the wound it would have to be removed surgically.