Uncommon Presentation of a Common Aesthetic Procedure: Late Infection of a Ruptured Silicone Breast Implant
Delayed Infection of Breast Implant
Abstract
Breast augmentation using silicone implant is a common and popular aesthetic procedure with a high safety profile. Infection of silicone breast implants is a rare clinical entity, with skin commensal organisms often implicated as causative pathogen. Surgical treatment often involves removal of the implant with salvage procedures limited to selected cases. This case highlights a delayed presentation of an infected silicone breast implant presenting as a chest wall abscess 15 years after initial surgery.
Keywords :
abscess,
breast augmentation,
implant,
infection,
silicone,
Abstrak
Pembesaran payudara menggunakan implan silikon adalah prosedur estetik yang popular dengan profil keselamatan yang tinggi. Jangkitan implan silikon payudara adalah entiti klinikal yang jarang berlaku. Rawatan biasanya melibatkan pembuangan implan dan penggunaaan antibiotik. Laporan ini mengetengahkan satu kes jangkitan implan payudara yang berlaku hampir 15 tahun selepas pembedahan pertama.
Kata Kunci :
bengkak,
implan,
jangkitan,
payudara,
silikon,
Correspondance Address
Dr. Reynu Rajan, Minimally invasive, Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +603-91456202 Fax: +603-91456684 Email: dr.reynu@gmail.com
