Evidence-Based Medicine: Abdominoplasty

Gutowski, Karol A.

doi:10.1097/prs.0000000000004232

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Evidence-Based Medicine: Abdominoplasty

Gutowski, Karol A.·2018·Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

DOI 10.1097/prs.0000000000004232

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Learning Objectives: After reading this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Differentiate between techniques for standard abdominoplasty and lipoabdominoplasty. 2. Assess patients for risk associated with abdominoplasty alone and combined with other procedures. 3. Implement newer modalities for abdominoplasty perioperative pain management. 4. Better understand the implications and techniques for rectus diastasis correction by rectus sheath plication. 5. Understand the evidence for eliminating the need for drains in abdominoplasty. Summary: This update to past Maintenance of Certification articles offers new perspectives and builds on past knowledge regarding patient assessment, perioperative management, surgical execution, and complications of abdominoplasty.

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The patient did not present any previously described risk factors of abdominoplasty complications like overweight and obesity, tobacco smoking, diabetes mellitus, age ⩾65 years.
“However, our patient did not present any previously described risk factors of abdominoplasty complications like overweight and obesity, tobacco smoking, diabetes mellitus, age ⩾65 years.15,16”
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Authors: Gutowski, K. A.
Affiliations: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Corresponding author: Gutowski, Karol A.
ORCID: Gutowski, Karol A.
Venue: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published: 2018-02
Volume: 141
Issue: 2
Pages: 286e-299e
ISSN: 0032-1052 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000004232
OpenAlex: W2770097076
Semantic Scholar: bfab2d1af79bac59f6dd182c4bf856f61d233b41
Cited by: 69
References: 57
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2
FWCI: 5.06
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Body Contouring and Surgery
Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Hernia repair and management
Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Breast Implant and Reconstruction
Keywords: abdominoplasty, lipoabdominoplasty, rectus diastasis, perioperative pain management, surgical drains, surgical complications, patient risk assessment
MeSH terms: Abdominal Muscles, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Evidence-Based Medicine, Abdominal Wall, Overweight, Abdominoplasty

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