Is It Safe to Combine Excisional Procedures with Liposuction in Body Contouring Surgery?

dc.contributor.otherHardy, Kristaen
dc.contributor.otherDavis, Kathrynen
dc.contributor.otherYan, Jingshengen
dc.contributor.otherMatthew, Anoopen
dc.contributor.otherLysikowski, Jerzyen
dc.contributor.otherReed, Garyen
dc.contributor.otherKenkel, Jeffrey M.en
dc.creatorChen, Moen
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-08T13:55:26Z
dc.date.available2015-07-08T13:55:26Z
dc.date.issued2014-02-04
dc.descriptionThe 52nd Annual Medical Student Research Forum at UT Southwestern Medical Center (Tuesday, February 4, 2014, 3-6 p.m., D1.502)en
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Excisional procedures, including abdominoplasty, brachioplasty, thighplasty, and body lift are often combined with liposuction with the goals of minimizing cost and hospital stays while maximizing aesthetic results. The aim of this study is to evaluate postoperative complications in patients undergoing excisional surgery with or without liposuction. Risk factors for this type of combined body contouring surgery are also evaluated. Methods: The electronic medical records of 413 patients undergoing body contouring surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center were retrospectively reviewed. Three groups of patients were compared: liposuction only, excision only, and combined liposuction and excision surgeries. Some patients also received additional intra-abdominal, gynecologic, and breast procedures. Patient variables analyzed included age; body mass index (BMI); American Society of Anesthesiologists risk score (ASA score); Caprini score; operative time; co-morbidities (diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary diseases, and renal diseases); smoking status; prophylactic antibody use, and recent major surgery. RESULTS: No statistically significant differences in complication rates were found when comparing combined excision and liposuction surgeries to excision alone. Operative time was a significant risk factor for developing wound problems and overall complications. There was a trend for males and patients with higher BMI, older age (>45), and co-morbidities toward developing postoperative complications. CONCLUSIONS: Combining excisional body contouring procedures with liposuction does not increase overall complication rates in this cohort of patients. Plastic surgeons should balance the number of combined procedures with estimated operative time in order to maximize patient safety.en
dc.description.sponsorshipSouthwestern Medical Foundationen
dc.identifier.citationChen, M., Hardy, K., Davis, K., Yan, J., Matthew, A., Lysikowski, J., . . . Kenkel, J. M. (2014, February 4). Is it safe to combine excisional procedures with liposuction in body contouring surgery? Poster session presented at the 52nd Annual Medical Student Research Forum, Dallas, TX. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/2152.5/1657en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152.5/1657
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.ispartofseries52nd Annual Medical Student Research Forumen
dc.subjectClinical Research and Case Reportsen
dc.subject.meshBody Contouringen
dc.subject.meshLipectomyen
dc.subject.meshPatient Safetyen
dc.subject.meshPostoperative Complicationsen
dc.subject.meshReconstructive Surgical Proceduresen
dc.titleIs It Safe to Combine Excisional Procedures with Liposuction in Body Contouring Surgery?en
dc.typePresentationen

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