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Dec
Allergic Reaction To Metal Plate In Foot. I am 9 weeks post op and the last 5mm of the incision site isnt healing and just oozes slightlynever gets worse but never gets better. I too had an allergic reaction to the two stainless steel screws used to fixate my right foot 1st MTP fusion two years ago It is all written in posts on this board. Some patients also complain of achiness in the foot or ankle related to weather changes. Most skin reactions are eczematous and allergic in nature although urticarial bullous and.
If medical or dental professionals suspect that you might be allergic to the titanium in your dental implant the first step is to take diagnostic tests such as a patch test. The surgeon will then remove part or all of the problematic hardware and insert a different option if an allergic reaction was the root cause of problems. Since chance of additional titanium contamination was minimum during this removing procedure allergic symptoms of this patient did not exhibit such immediate reaction. Signs of an allergic reaction to titanium may include persisting bouts of tiredness. Some symptoms of titanium implants can be an autoimmune response or allergic reactions that can include inflammation blistering and a rash around the implant site. The doctor was told that I had a problem with metal allergies but went ahead with the operation and put a Titanium plate.
I will keep you all posted.
Six weeks prior the patient underwent implantation of a titanium alloy plate in the left foot for surgical repair of painful deforming osteo-arthritis. I will keep you all posted. Allergy to a metal screw is very rare so consider other issues first. She had a history of allergy to metal used in costume jewelry. Since then I have been having allergic symptoms to the metals used. In March of 2013 I had a cervical spinal fusing done on the C-5.