title: Analysis of Complications in Postbariatric Abdominoplasty: Our Experience.
abstract: Abdominoplasty is one of the most popular body-contouring procedures. It is associated with a significant number of complications: the most common ones are seroma, hematoma, infection, wound-healing problems, and skin flap necrosis. From January 2012 to December 2014, 25 patients (18 women and 7 men) (mean age: 51 years) underwent abdominoplastic surgery at the Plastic Surgery Section, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Parma, Italy. All patients reported a weight loss between 15 kg and 47 kg. All of the of 25 patients were included in the study; minor and major complications were seen in 17 (68%) and 8 (32%) patients, respectively. The percentage of complications in our patients was as follows: 9 patients with seroma (36%); 4 patients with wound dehiscence with delayed wound healing (16%); 3 cases with hematoma (12%); 2 patients with postoperative bleeding (8%); 1 patient (4%) with an umbilical necrosis; 1 patient (4%) with a deep vein thrombosis; 3 patients with infected seroma (12%); and 2 patients with wound infection (8%). There were no cases of postoperative mortality. The aim of this study is to analyze our complications in postbariatric abdominoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, Plastic Surgery Division, University of Parma and Cutaneous, Regenerative, Mininvasive and Plastic Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grieco
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, Plastic Surgery Division, University of Parma and Cutaneous, Regenerative, Mininvasive and Plastic Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grignaffini
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, Plastic Surgery Division, University of Parma and Cutaneous, Regenerative, Mininvasive and Plastic Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Simonacci
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, Plastic Surgery Division, University of Parma and Cutaneous, Regenerative, Mininvasive and Plastic Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raposio