Salvage of exposed implants
| Autor: | Joan Ravnsbæk, Lars Vendelbo Johansen, Søren Harving |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Reoperation medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Breast surgery medicine.medical_treatment Skin flap Dentistry Postoperative Complications medicine Humans Breast Aged Tissue expander Fibrous joint Scalp business.industry Tissue Expansion Devices Thoracic Surgery Prostheses and Implants Middle Aged Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Cardiothoracic surgery Female Implant business |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery. 23(2) |
| ISSN: | 0284-4311 |
| Popis: | With increased use of tissue-expanders the incidence of exposed implants is expected to rise. Eight cases with salvage of an exposed implant are presented. At repair great care was taken to prevent tension on the suture lines either by reducing the volume of the implant or by using a skin flap. Seven patients healed without further complications. In one patient the implant had to be removed due to reexposure. We find that salvage of implants should be tried in suitable cases. If this procedure is not successful a traditional surgical procedure with removal of the implant only has to be delayed for a short time. |
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