Víctor C Ledezma Rodríguez, Sandra A López, Alejandro González Ojeda, María F Pérez Gómez, Samantha E González Muñoz, Sergio J Vázquez Sánchez, Gonzalo Delgado Hernández, Gabino Cervantes Guevara, Enrique Cervantes Pérez, Clotilde Fuentes Orozco
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Abstract
Background: Abdominoplasty is a cosmetic surgery that improves the appearance of the abdominal contour. Among the techniques used to reduce complications are progressive tension sutures (PTSs), which involve the use of sutures that fix a flap at several points to the underlying tissue.
Methods: A nonrandomized clinical trial was performed from April 1 to November 30, 2023. Patients older than 18 years who underwent abdominoplasty were included. The variables studied were age, body mass index, comorbidities, surgical time, and postoperative complications.
Results: Twenty-eight patients were included, 14 with conventional closure and 14 with PTSs closure, with a mean age of 37.6 (SD 9.1) years and 39.9 (SD 6.8) years, respectively. In the conventional closure group, 3 (21.3%) patients presented complications, 2 (14.3 %) presented seromas, and 1 (7.1%) presented wound dehiscence, whereas the PTS group did not present any complications (P = 0.067). A mean operative time of 137.8 (SD 16.6) minutes was found for conventional closure and 167 (SD 12.0) minutes for PTS closure (P ≤ 0.001).
Conclusions: Our study showed that the technique with PTS did not present complications compared with the conventional closure. Our results are comparable with the literature.
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open is an open access, peer reviewed, international journal focusing on global plastic and reconstructive surgery.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open publishes on all areas of plastic and reconstructive surgery, including basic science/experimental studies pertinent to the field and also clinical articles on such topics as: breast reconstruction, head and neck surgery, pediatric and craniofacial surgery, hand and microsurgery, wound healing, and cosmetic and aesthetic surgery. Clinical studies, experimental articles, ideas and innovations, and techniques and case reports are all welcome article types. Manuscript submission is open to all surgeons, researchers, and other health care providers world-wide who wish to communicate their research results on topics related to plastic and reconstructive surgery. Furthermore, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open, a complimentary journal to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, provides an open access venue for the publication of those research studies sponsored by private and public funding agencies that require open access publication of study results. Its mission is to disseminate high quality, peer reviewed research in plastic and reconstructive surgery to the widest possible global audience, through an open access platform. As an open access journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open offers its content for free to any viewer. Authors of articles retain their copyright to the materials published. Additionally, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open provides rapid review and publication of accepted papers.
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