I just looked at the link that Pat provided. Hopefully, it was helpful to you. I didn't see anything in particular about the presence of metal fragments. Coincidentally, I have a screw in my left ankle from orthopedic surgery over 20 years ago, but, thank God, it has never been a problem.
Regarding the removal of the tissue expander, it was just a hunch on the part of my plastic surgeon that it would be difficult to treat the infection given the metal in the device. He said that bacteria can stick to the metal and be resistent to antibiotics. As soon as it was removed, there was no further fluid accumulation. I don't know which contributed the most to my rapid recovery - having the tissue expander removed or being on the right antibiotics. Probably both.
I wonder, too, if the metal fragments are a contributing factor in your case. Good luck with your treatment!
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I just looked at the link that Pat provided. Hopefully, it was helpful to you. I didn't see anything in particular about the presence of metal fragments. Coincidentally, I have a screw in my left ankle from orthopedic surgery over 20 years ago, but, thank God, it has never been a problem.
Regarding the removal of the tissue expander, it was just a hunch on the part of my plastic surgeon that it would be difficult to treat the infection given the metal in the device. He said that bacteria can stick to the metal and be resistent to antibiotics. As soon as it was removed, there was no further fluid accumulation. I don't know which contributed the most to my rapid recovery - having the tissue expander removed or being on the right antibiotics. Probably both.
I wonder, too, if the metal fragments are a contributing factor in your case. Good luck with your treatment!
July 17, 2010 - 9:37amThis Comment
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