A female patient had prior bilateral mastectomy followed by tissue expander implantation.On (b)(6) 2015, she had the tissue expanders replaced with 410cc textured, silicone gel breast implants bilaterally.Meso biomatrix was also implanted in each breast.Approximately 2 weeks later, redness was observed on the medial side of the left breast.It was described as shiny and warm.She had no clinical signs of infection.She was admitted to the hospital and started on intravenous antibiotics, which continued for 5 days.The symptoms lessened while in the hospital.She was discharged on oral antibiotics for 6 weeks.At the end of the 6 week course of antibiotics, there were no signs of infection.
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