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Implant salvage in post-mastectomy reconstruction complicated with infection: molecular diagnosis and negative-pressure wound therapy combined with expander

Figure 4. Preoperative and 8-month postoperative view of a patient who underwent a right skin-reducing mastectomy and contralateral breast reduction. An infection caused by Streptococcus Agalactiae occurred on the 23rd postoperative day. The patient was promptly treated using the fast-track protocol, enabling preservation of the reconstruction.

Plastic and Aesthetic Research
ISSN 2349-6150 (Online)   2347-9264 (Print)

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