Complication Rates of Lipoabdominoplasty versus Traditional Abdominoplasty in High-Risk Patients

Abstract

Lipoabdominoplasty is not associated with a statistically significant increase in perfusion-related complication rates as compared with traditional abdominoplasty, despite the fact that it involves potential trauma to the vascularity of the elevated abdominoplasty flap. This holds true even in patients who are at increased risk for perfusion-related complications secondary to a history of active smoking or a previous supraumbilical scar.