Recurrent 8-Year Ongoing Unilateral Breast Seroma Formation after PIP Implant Removal—A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Recurrent 8-Year Ongoing Unilateral Breast Seroma Formation after PIP Implant Removal—A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Late seroma formation is a rare complication after implant-based breast enlargement surgery and even less frequent after implant removal. This case report presents a case of painful recurrent seroma formation after the removal of a ruptured Poly Implants Prothèse implant. A 52-year-old patient prese...

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Main Authors: Sonja Kästner, Felix Julian Paprottka, Phillipp Gonser, Manuel De Villegas López, Kai Oliver Kaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-01-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
Subjects:
alcl
late seroma
breast augmentation
pip
implants
capsular contracture
autologous fat transfer
breast reconstruction
implant rupture
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1637000

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