Abdominoplasty: A Comparison of Outpatient and Inpatient Procedures Shows That It Is a Safe and Effective Procedure for Outpatients in an Office-Based Surgery Clinic

Abstract

These results demonstrate that abdominoplasties can be safely and effectively performed in an outpatient surgery clinic.

Wound Infections in Post-bariatric Patients undergoing Body Contouring Abdominoplasty: the Role of Smoking

“…The sample size calculation was based on the wound infection incidence in nonsmokers (2.6-10.8%). 1,[13][14][15] Predicted patient drop-out rate was 25% (based on prior drop-out rates at the Dolan Park Hospital). Using these parameters, an alpha value of P=0.05, and 82% power, the calculated sample size was 25 patients per group.…”

“…[1][2][3][17][18][19] Principal components of tobacco (nicotine, nitric oxide and carbon monoxide) can determine these phenomenona. 6,[17][18][19] Furthermore, cutaneous vascular beds have the highest sympathetic innervation and the least self-regulatory control, factors that expose them to the vasoconstrictive effects of cigarettes (mediated by the sympathetic innervation through alpha receptors).…”

“…Its incidence is about 2-7% in non-obese patients, but greater with obesity or after bariatric surgery. [1][2][3][4] The effects of cigarette smoking on wound healing were studied for the first time by Mosely and Finseth in 1977. 5 These authors established that the recovery of an injury is compromised in atherosclerotic, smoking patients.…”

Risk evaluation of smoking and age on the occurrence of postoperative erosions after transvaginal mesh repair for pelvic organ prolapses

“…Different studies on plastic surgery patients correlated its influence on wound repair and tissue regeneration ability [19,[28][29][30][31][32]. In fact, principal components of tobacco (nicotine, nitric oxide, and carbon monoxide) influence wound healings in peripheral tissues [33][34][35]; the dermis, that has the highest sympathetic innervation, is particularly sensitive to the vasoconstrictive effects of smoking [36][37], and the increased level of carboxyhemoglobin and of platelet adhesiveness lead to microtrombi formation and a reduced ability to deliver oxygen [38][39].…”

Wound Infections in Body Contouring Mastopexy with Breast Reduction After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Bandings: The Role of Smoking

“…Numerous reports confirm the detrimental role of smoking on wound healing processes [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. Principal components of tobacco (nicotine, nitric oxide, and carbon monoxide) can determine these phenomena [27][28][29][30].…”