Uncommon presentation of a common aesthetic procedure: late infection of a ruptured silicone breast implant.

Breast augmentation using silicone implant is a common and popular aesthetic procedure with a high safety profile. Infection of silicone breast implants is a rare clinical entity, with skin commensal organisms often implicated as causative pathogen. Surgical treatment often involves removal of the i...

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Main Authors:	Reynu, R, Kosai, NR, Aznan M, Taher, MM
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2014
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8113/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8113/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8113/1/10-MS190-_Proof_%2885-88%29.pdf

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spelling	ukm-81132016-12-14T06:46:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8113/ Uncommon presentation of a common aesthetic procedure: late infection of a ruptured silicone breast implant. Reynu, R Kosai, NR Aznan M, Taher, MM Breast augmentation using silicone implant is a common and popular aesthetic procedure with a high safety profile. Infection of silicone breast implants is a rare clinical entity, with skin commensal organisms often implicated as causative pathogen. Surgical treatment often involves removal of the implant with salvage procedures limited to selected cases. This case highlights a delayed presentation of an infected silicone breast implant presenting as a chest wall abscess 15 years after initial surgery. Penerbit UKM 2014-01-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8113/1/10-MS190-_Proof_%2885-88%29.pdf Reynu, R and Kosai, NR and Aznan M, and Taher, MM (2014) Uncommon presentation of a common aesthetic procedure: late infection of a ruptured silicone breast implant. Medicine & Health, 9 (1). pp. 85-88. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com
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description	Breast augmentation using silicone implant is a common and popular aesthetic procedure with a high safety profile. Infection of silicone breast implants is a rare clinical entity, with skin commensal organisms often implicated as causative pathogen. Surgical treatment often involves removal of the implant with salvage procedures limited to selected cases. This case highlights a delayed presentation of an infected silicone breast implant presenting as a chest wall abscess 15 years after initial surgery.
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author	Reynu, R Kosai, NR Aznan M, Taher, MM
spellingShingle	Reynu, R Kosai, NR Aznan M, Taher, MM Uncommon presentation of a common aesthetic procedure: late infection of a ruptured silicone breast implant.
author_facet	Reynu, R Kosai, NR Aznan M, Taher, MM
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title	Uncommon presentation of a common aesthetic procedure: late infection of a ruptured silicone breast implant.
title_short	Uncommon presentation of a common aesthetic procedure: late infection of a ruptured silicone breast implant.
title_full	Uncommon presentation of a common aesthetic procedure: late infection of a ruptured silicone breast implant.
title_fullStr	Uncommon presentation of a common aesthetic procedure: late infection of a ruptured silicone breast implant.
title_full_unstemmed	Uncommon presentation of a common aesthetic procedure: late infection of a ruptured silicone breast implant.
title_sort	uncommon presentation of a common aesthetic procedure: late infection of a ruptured silicone breast implant.
publisher	Penerbit UKM
publishDate	2014
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8113/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8113/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8113/1/10-MS190-_Proof_%2885-88%29.pdf
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Uncommon presentation of a common aesthetic procedure: late infection of a ruptured silicone breast implant.

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