Authors: A Araco G Gravante F Araco D Delogu V Cervelli K Walgenbach
Publish Date: 2007/06/11
Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 325-329
Abstract
Data were collected from the personal databases of two different surgeons at the Crown House Hospital Oldbury Birmingham United Kingdom from January 1999 to December 2004 All the patients who received primary aesthetic breast augmentation with or without associated mastopexy were recordedA total of 3002 women were reviewed Infections were experienced by 33 patients 11 The analysis showed that Mentor prostheses and local antibiotics both were protective against the occurrence of infections p 005 On the contrary the use of drains significantly increased the risk fivefold p 005
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