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Infected meme implants: Salvage reconstruction with latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flaps and silicone implants

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Polyurethane-coated breast implants are used more frequently in recent years both in augmentation and reconstruction. Postoperative infection may lead to serious complications with formation of foreign body granulomas. A case is presented with such a complication that required multiple operations and wide excision of reconstructed breasts necessitating major myocutaneous flaps to salvage the breasts.

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    Walter J. Okunski M.D. & Raj P. Chowdary M.D.

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Okunski, W.J., Chowdary, R.P. Infected meme implants: Salvage reconstruction with latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flaps and silicone implants. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 11, 49–51 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01575483

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