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Late Seroma in Breast Implants: A Coronavirus Disease 2019 Phenomenon?

  • Chan, Stephanie L.S (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital) ;
  • Mok, James Wan Loong (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital)
  • Received : 2021.12.08
  • Accepted : 2022.07.07
  • Published : 2022.09.15
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Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been challenging in all aspects of the medical field with new clinical presentations constantly arising. Plastic surgeons are not immune to this and need to be aware of their implications. There has been a recent report of late periprosthetic seroma (breast implant) as a clinical manifestation of COVID-19 infection. To our knowledge, this phenomenon has not been further reported. We present a 53-year-old immunocompromised lady who developed late seroma after COVID-19 infection. She eventually required explantation of the implant and is awaiting autologous reconstruction. It is likely that we will increasingly continue to see this phenomenon of implant complications as a result of COVID-19 infection and should be watchful, especially regarding potential immunocompromised patients.

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