Arch Plast Surg.  2020 Jul;47(4):360-364. 10.5999/aps.2019.00325.

A rare case of implant displacement to the contralateral side after gluteal augmentation

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Santander, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
  • 2Health Faculty, Universidad Santiago de Cali, Cali, Colombia
  • 3Department of Plastic Surgery, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia

Abstract

In this report, we present a rare case of solid silicone implant displacement to the contralateral side after aesthetic gluteal augmentation, a phenomenon that has never been reported before in the literature. A 29-year-old woman with a history of gluteal augmentation 9 months previously and soft tissue infection presented for a consultation due to 3 days of sudden progressive pain in the right gluteus with erythema and edema, without a history of trauma. Displacement of the left gluteal implant to the right gluteal pocket was shown by magnetic resonance imaging. Because the patient refused implant removal, the decision was made to perform capsulotomy, to reconstruct the gluteal pockets, and to preserve the implants. The patient showed a satisfactory early and late postoperative course. Possible causes of this complication include poor surgical technique, with insufficient tissue preservation to keep the pockets apart, and the presence of seroma or hematoma that favored an infectious process, thereby leading to deterioration of the dissected soft tissues with dehiscence of the wound favoring the displacement of the implant.

Keyword

Buttocks; Silicone; Surgery, plastic; Postoperative complications
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