19
Participants
Start Date
July 25, 2017
Primary Completion Date
September 26, 2018
Study Completion Date
September 26, 2018
Normal saline
Intraoperative pocket irrigation with normal saline
Cefazolin
Cefazolin, gentamicin, and bacitracin will be mixed together in 1 L of normal saline and placed in the pocket created by the breast once it is removed
Skin biopsy
Biopsies will be taken from the skin at the time of mastectomy and at the time of implant exchange.
Bilateral skin- or nipple-sparing mastectomies
Standard of care
Tissue expander
Standard of care
Breast implant
"* Standard of care~* Either breast implant or autologous flap"
Autologous flap
"* Standard of care~* Either breast implant or autologous flap"
Acellular dermal matrix sling
Standard of care
Gentamicin
Cefazolin, gentamicin, and bacitracin will be mixed together in 1 L of normal saline and placed in the pocket created by the breast once it is removed
Bacitracin
Cefazolin, gentamicin, and bacitracin will be mixed together in 1 L of normal saline and placed in the pocket created by the breast once it is removed
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis
The Plastic Surgery Foundation
OTHER
Washington University School of Medicine
OTHER