Dislodgement of tissue expander ports in a patient without trauma or MRI history
Catherine F. Lowenthal,
Albert Y. Truong,
Jeffrey A. Ascherman
Affiliations
Catherine F. Lowenthal
Columbia University Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Herbert Irving Pavilion, 5th Floor, Rm 511, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032
Albert Y. Truong
Columbia University Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Herbert Irving Pavilion, 5th Floor, Rm 511, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032
Jeffrey A. Ascherman
Corresponding author: Jeffrey A. Ascherman, Columbia University Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Herbert Irving Pavilion, 5th Floor, Rm 511, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032.; Columbia University Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Herbert Irving Pavilion, 5th Floor, Rm 511, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032
SUMMARY: Tissue expansion is involved in the majority of breast reconstruction procedures in the United States. We describe a case of a 56-year-old woman who was found to have bilateral dislodged magnetic ports in her breast tissue expanders at her surgery to replace the expanders with permanent implants. An awareness that this can occur would be helpful for all plastic surgeons who perform breast reconstruction.
