Water-jet system assisted surgery for removal of unknown filler in breast with skin ulceration: 2 cases report

VernacularTitle:水动力系统辅助手术治疗乳房内不明人工注射材料伴皮肤破溃2例
Author: Jiayi FENG ¹ ; Yue LIU ; Jie LUAN
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1. 中国医学科学院北京协和医学院整形外科医院乳房整形中心，北京　100144
Keywords: Breast; Artificial filler; Water-jet system
From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2022;38(6):653-656
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Cases of breast skin thinning and lesion after augmentation mammoplasty by the injection of artificial filler were rarely reported. They are extremely difficult to treat with conventional methods, which will damage the blood supply and lay the risk of the necrosis of the nipple-areola complex (NAC) and the thin area of the skin. This paper introduces 2 cases of breast skin thinning and lesion after augmentation mammoplasty by the injection of unknown artificial filler in Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College in July and Novemeber 2021 respectively. With the water-jet force system assisted surgery, the artificial filler scattered in the subcutaneous superficial and partial deeper layers was effectively removed with the impact of water flow, while avoiding the compromise of blood supply and necrosis to the NAC and the breast skin.