Per the surgeon who performed the initial surgery it is understood that the patient had developed seroma, which is not uncommon to develop post surgery.The patient contacted acute with questions regarding "infection" and the plate's nature to withhold.The patient consulted a plastic surgeon rather than the surgeon who performed the initial surgery.The patient had the "infection"/seroma drained by the plastic surgeon and the plates (which were implanted in small pieces in the first place) also got drained.
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