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. 2019 Oct 3;14(5):289–296. doi: 10.1159/000503218

Table 2.

Overall complication rate

Skin necrosis Infection Seroma Hematoma Implant exposure Implant malposition Implant loss Total
Short-term complications, n (%) 5 (10) 1 (2) 2 (4) 1 (2) 1 (2) 10 (20)
Long-term complications, n (%) 4 (8) 1 (2) 5 (10)

Overall complication rate, n (%) 15 (30)

Listing of short-term complications such as skin necrosis, infection, seroma, hematoma, and implant exposure as well as long-term complications such as implant malposition and implant loss in our patient cohort (n = 39). Overall complication rate is 30% (15 complication events/50 SSM/NSM).