Background The use of implanted medical devices is associated with a small but clinically
important risk of foreign body infection. A key question is: why do some patients develop …

Importance Multiple-dose antibiotic prophylaxis is widely used to prevent infection after
implant-based breast reconstruction despite the lack of high-level evidence regarding its …

Rationale: Injectable matrices are highly desirable for stem cell delivery. Previous research
has highlighted the benefit of scaffold macroporosity in enhancing stem cell survival and …

Background: Studies report that incision management with closed incision negative
pressure therapy (ciNPT) may provide clinical benefits, including protecting surgical …

Background Breast implant–associated infection and capsular contracture are challenging
complications that can result in poor outcomes following implant-based breast surgery …

Background: Surgical-site infection after implant-based breast reconstruction adversely
affects surgical outcomes and increases health care costs. This 11-year case-control study …

Capsular contracture, which is the pathologic development of fibrous capsules around
implants, is a major complication of reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgeries. Capsular …

Methods: Retrospective consecutive series of patients who received mastectomy and
implant-based reconstruction over a 6-year period were included. Complications and …

Background: Despite improvements in prosthesis design and surgical techniques,
periprosthetic infection and explantation rates following implant-based reconstruction (IBR) …

Background Current literature comparing outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction
using direct-to-implant (DTI) single-stage and 2-stage tissue expanders (TEs) is conflicting …