Background: Severe infections of implant-based breast reconstruction are challenging to
treat. Traditional management is removal of the implant with a further attempt at …

Background Although treatment of mild peri‐prosthetic infection in implant‐based breast
reconstruction results in high rates of resolution, successful management of severe peri …

Introduction Implant loss due to infection is the most devastating complication of implant-
based breast reconstruction. The use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation …

Peri-prosthetic breast infections pose a risk of severe complications after breast implant
surgery. The need to remove the breast implant, control the infection and perform additional …

Breast implant infections and their associated inflammatory response can have severe
consequences, such as the loss of the prosthesis and cavity, or extensive scarring. Negative …

BACKGROUND: To date only scanty data exist regarding the effect of failed debridement,
antibiotics, irrigation and retention of the prostheses (DAIR) and negative pressure wound …

Immediate breast implant reconstruction has among the highest incidence of infections in
plastic surgery. A literature search returned key articles that showed a significant decrease …

Background: Breast prosthesis reconstruction continues to be the most common form of
breast reconstruction, and infection and exposure remain major concerns for patients and …

Background: Closed-incision negative pressure wound therapy (ciNPWT) has shown
promise in reducing surgical wound complications. Among its numerous benefits, it allows …

The use of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has expanded over the last 3
decades, paralleled and documented by an increase in research. This article discusses the …