Open AccessDrain secretion and seroma formation after immediate breast reconstruction with a biological and a synthetic mesh, respectively: A randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Hansson Emma,
Edvinsson AnnChatrin,
Hallberg Håkan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the breast journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1524-4741
pISSN - 1075-122X
DOI - 10.1111/tbj.13921
Subject(s) - seroma , medicine , breast reconstruction , implant , randomized controlled trial , surgery , breast cancer , complication , cancer
The aim of this study was to compare seroma production in breast reconstruction with a biological mesh with that of a synthetic mesh, in the same patient. The patients were randomized to biological mesh in one breast and synthetical in the other. Twenty‐four breasts were included. The total drain production and the daily drain production were similar in the two groups. After drain removal, there were more seroma aspirations in the biological group. During the exchange to a permanent implant, there was significantly more seroma in the biological group. Seroma formation is different in synthetic and biological meshes.