Standard abdominoplasty includes a transverse lower abdominal incision, wide undermining of the skin and subcutaneous tissue to the costal margins, tightening of the abdominal musculature with correction of rectus muscle diastasis, resection of redundant abdominal skin and subcutaneous tissue, umbilical repositioning, and skin closure with hips flexed. Classic abdominoplasty, particularly in ca...

Abdominoplasty is listed among five most common esthetic surgical procedures in the Western World. Despite all efforts, abdominoplasty bears a high risk of complications. We observed a 39-year-old-woman with previous classical abdominoplasty performed elsewhere three years ago. Clinical examination demonstrated a swollen and tense abdominal mass. Laboratory findings were normal. Clinical examin...

BACKGROUND Abdominoplasty, with or without liposuction, is among the most frequently performed aesthetic procedures. Its main objective is to improve the body contour by means of excising redundant skin and fat tissue. Although abdominoplasty is considered a safe procedure with high satisfaction rates, intraoperative and postoperative complications can become a challenge for the surgical team. ...

BACKGROUND Extended abdominoplasty in the patient with massive weight loss has traditionally been performed as an inpatient procedure. To date, there has been no report on the safety of outpatient extended abdominoplasty in the patient with massive weight loss. OBJECTIVE The authors sought to evaluate the safety of outpatient abdominoplasty in this growing population of patients. METHODS A ...

background combined procedures involving elective breast surgery at the time of abdominoplasty are frequently performed procedures in aesthetic plastic surgery. while found to be safe outpatient procedures, many surgeons elect to perform combined abdominoplasty/breast surgery as inpatient surgery. this study was performed to explore the practice of performing the combined procedure as an inpati...

Background. Only some studies provide sufficient data regarding the effects of nonpostbariatric (aesthetic) abdominoplasty on various aspects of quality of life. Nevertheless, when considering the effects on eating habits, publications are lacking. Therefore we decided to assess the effects of nonpostbariatric abdominoplasty on eating disorder symptoms, psychological distress, and quality of li...

Abstract Aim EHS consensus recommends mesh implantation for all incisional hernia (IH) repairs, regardless of size. We propose considering abdominoplasty in the algorithm IH repairs wherein plicated fascia functions as a permanent autologous biologic onlay repair over primary IH. Materials & Methods Four patients with midline IHs underwent abdominoplasty. Their were first closed primarily #...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to evaluate and compare the complication rates of patients having abdominoplasty without breast surgery with the rates of those having abdominoplasty with various types of elective breast surgery, including breast augmentation, breast reduction, mastopexy, and mastopexy combined with simultaneous augmentation. METHODS The data collected represent a retrospec...

BACKGROUND A new device made by ThebeMedicare allows efficient local anaesthetic washout of wound areas, by utilising an attachment to an existing drain. The aim of this trial was to explore 'proof of concept' in patients undergoing abdominoplasty procedures. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-one patients who had undergone abdominoplasty procedures were selected for instillation of a local anaesthe...