title: Is Aesthetic Surgery Safe in the Solid Organ Transplant Patient? An International Survey and Review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Improved immunosuppression and lifespans have afforded solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients the opportunity to seek aesthetic surgery.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine current trends in the provision of aesthetic in the SOT patient population, we polled the international plastic surgery community. We specifically sought to evaluate their experiences with this patient population, as well as to perform a review of the literature to provide updated guidelines for practitioners who may consider performing surgery in the SOT patient population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A web-based survey was sent to national and international colleagues to query the experiences and complication rates of performing aesthetic surgery in this patient population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty percent of the 1308 respondents performed surgery in SOT patients. Three hundred and forty practitioners performed 552 procedures with a 4.3% complication rate. Over 68% of all procedures were performed on kidney transplant recipients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SOT patients can safely undergo elective aesthetic procedures. We recommend working closely with the medical team to assure the best outcomes.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Dr Nahai is Editor-in-Chief of Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
authors.forename: Meredith T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Vandegrift
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Dr Nahai is Editor-in-Chief of Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
authors.forename: Foad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nahai
mesh_terms: D006306:Health Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014180:Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*