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Case Reports
. 2024 Jan 24:24:QA4.
eCollection 2024.

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection of Facial Implant Following Cosmetic Surgery Abroad

Dieter Brummund  1 , Angela Chang  2 , Joseph Michienzi  3
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Case Reports

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection of Facial Implant Following Cosmetic Surgery Abroad

Dieter Brummund et al. Eplasty. .
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Disclosures: The authors disclose no financial or other conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Orocutaneous fistula (wooden probe) extending from the left pretragus to buccal maxillary first molar.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Curvilinear implants (yellow star) lateral to the left maxilla.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Stacked MEDPOR (black star) and silastic implants (black circle) over the zygomatic arch.
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