Reconstructive Surgery

Breast cancer patients who get implants in reconstructive surgery may be twice as likely to get an infection as women whose reconstruction surgery uses their own tissue. Researchers analyzed 949 hospital admissions for mastectomy or breast reconstruction surgery. They found that 12 percent of the women who had implants experienced an infection, while only 6 percent of the women whose own tissue had been used got an infection. The study also found that infections were also associated with longer ... Read more »