Early versus Delayed Implant Exchange after Periprosthetic Breast Infection: A Single Center Study

Abstract

Background:. Breast implant infections are challenging problems for both plastic surgeons and patients. They may require readmissions, re-operations, and have the potential to compromise the final result. Our goal was to determine whether early operative intervention (return to the operating room 72 hours) operative intervention; however, early intervention is associated with a significantly shorter length of stay, and trends toward a shorter antibiotic course and higher rate of implant retention at 3 months.