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A case is presented in which an aesthetic breast augmentation by fat injection led a young woman to a life-threatening sepsis due to bilateral mammary abscesses. Immediate and late complications of this procedure are considered; infection is the frightful complication that can lead to septic shock, affecting survival, aesthetic outcome, and reconstruction possibilities of the patient's breasts.
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Valdatta, L., Thione, A., Buoro, M. et al. A Case of Life-Threatening Sepsis After Breast Augmentation by Fat Injection. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 25, 347–349 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002660010147
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002660010147