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Recent Antibiotic Use May Increase Infection Risk for One Type of Breast Reconstruction Surgery
January 22, 2026
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, Jan. 22 (TNSrep) -- The American Society of Plastic Surgeons issued the following news release:

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Recent Antibiotic Use May Increase Infection Risk for One Type of Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Microbiome imbalance may affect surgical site infection risk after tissue expander placement

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For women undergoing surgery to place tissue expanders - a common technique for staged breast reconstruction - re . . .

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