A case of life-threatening sepsis after breast augmentation by fat injection

Authors
Valdatta, L Thione, A Buoro, M Tuinder, S
Citation
L. Valdatta et al., A case of life-threatening sepsis after breast augmentation by fat injection, AES PLAS SU, 25(5), 2001, pp. 347-349
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
0364216X → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
347 - 349
Database
ISI
SICI code
0364-216X(200109/10)25:5<347:ACOLSA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A case is presented in which an aesthetic breast augmentation by fat inject ion led a young woman to a life-threatening sepsis due to bilateral mammary abscesses. Immediate and late complications of this procedure are consider ed; infection is the frightful complication that can lead to septic shock, affecting survival, aesthetic outcome, and reconstruction possibilities of the patient's breasts.