Is the risk of infection increased when implant removal is performed in an office setting instead of a surgical setting?

Office setting versus OR should not matter as long as there is a dedicated procedure room in the office. I remove implants in our in office procedure room under local anesthesia under the same sterile conditions as in the operating room. The same sterilized tools and precautions are taken to ensure nothing is contaminated. I would not, however, place implants under only local anesthetic due to the risks of patients moving or contaminating the sterile field, and the inability to provide full pain relief, especially if the implants were placed under the muscle and required a bit of dissection.Infections can happen in any location with even the best sterile technique, however you want to make sure your surgeon is using all available resources at any location to reduce infection rates.

I have an operating room in my office and remove implants under local anesthesia with no infections. The risks increase when you are in an area that treats infected wounds or when the procedure is not done with best surgical techniques and equipment.