VT86 wrote: Thank for that information Dr, very helpful
I was wondering if anyone in the community has done something like this before? I believe I did read of a member having to sheets of alloderm and he got an infection?
@Skeptical_One
would you have any insight here on this?
All medical procedures, elective or otherwise, are innately risky, even if very low. in other words, even a tooth extraction at your Dentist's office poses risk of infection.
The reality is that severe infection is incredibly uncommon, especially with the steps taken in modern medicine. These Doctors have every reason to ensure the welfare of their patient, be it both ethics and business.
We just saw a post about an infection after a 3rd round of PMMA shots. While it is hard to say how or why the infection started, what can be certain is how exceedingly rare it is to read about it. Alloderm on the other hand doesn't have the sample size to compare like PMMA, so when you hear about an infection from an Alloderm case, it is no different than the Dentist's office or a PMMA injection.
And yes, if you do some searching and scanning across pages, people absolutely have had dermal grafts implanted. As a matter of fact, the most recent reports from Dr. Liu as well as those from Proud Urology show that a conservative approach layering sheets is the best way to ensure vascularization and the survival of the implant. The infection risk, albeit low, is present in all procedures at all times. Don't let this alarm you, not all infections are severe, and many can be treated to pre-op conditions.
As a matter of fact, I'm convinced that if you see a quality practitioner (and Dr. Liu's positive reputation is repeated time and time again here) and follow their instructions, your chances of complications are minimal. I don't want to say they are non-existent, anything could happen, and this is an elective endeavor -- but if you can understand and accept this, you'll be a more informed consumer & decision maker.