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This meta-analysis reveals that DIEP donor-site complication rates were comparable to those in elective abdominoplasty, and, the rate of seroma in DIEP is an even lower than that of one of the most performed procedures in plastic surgery. We argue that patients presenting for a DIEP flap should be informed about this interesting comparison.

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