Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction and Red Breast Syndrome: Demystification and a Review of the Literature

Summary:. Red breast syndrome (RBS) represents an inflammatory condition that rarely occurs in the setting of acellular dermal matrix use after prosthetic reconstruction. It is characterized by erythema or rubor that occurs directly over the ADM, and its appearance resembles that of a cellulitis. Th...

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Main Author: Maurice Y. Nahabedian, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-05-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002108