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Infection/Fungal/?? following breast augmentation

Infection/Fungal/?? following breast augmentation

I'm 41 and decided to have a breast augmentation with the new gummy boobs.  I developed a slight contracture in the right breast approximately two months later and went back "under the knife" for correction.  The first surgery, the incisions healed very well; however, the second surgery was a little more difficult on the incision,  The surgeon said that he had to use a stronger dissolvable suture because of the thinned skin but the incision line began to open and was consistantly drain a clear/pink fluid.  It got to the point that the incision continued to open and the surgeon decided that if it was an infection he really needed to remove the implant.  That was last Sunday (wide awake) he removed the implant out of the 4 inch incision under my breast and sewed me up with a drain.  I did well with the follow-up on Wednesday, he pulled the drain, although still draining, now I'm opening up AGAIN!  the place where the drain is not closing, the suture line is opening up in 3 places and although the drainage is clear (3rd round of antibiotics) I am noticing some white pasty matter inside the opening (not liquid) and not draining out.  I see him tomorrow, but I thought that maybe someone has went through this same thing....The gram stain came back with only 1 colony of gram neg bacilli (have been on Duracef, Zithromax and now 2nd round of Cipro)...Could this be fungal?  Couldit bea reaction to the sutures, Although not dissolvable this time, the sutures are disappearing,  and the drainage (clear) continues.   HELP!
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