Smoking as a Risk Factor for Surgical Site Complications in Implant-Based Breast Surgery

Isaac Zucker; Antoun Bouz; Grettel Castro; Pura Rodriguez de la Vega; Noel C. Barengo

doi:10.7759/cureus.18876

Smoking as a Risk Factor for Surgical Site Complications in Implant-Based Breast Surgery

Isaac Zucker (Corresponding Author), Antoun Bouz, Grettel Castro, Pura Rodriguez de la Vega, Noel C. Barengo

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Original language	English
Article number	e18876
Number of pages	7
Journal	Cureus
Volume	13
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18876
Publication status	Published - 18 Oct 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords*

wound breakdown
wound dehiscence
surgical infections
implant-based breast augmentation
smoking tobacco

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3.2 Clinical medicine

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