NutrUgraft - preoperative supplementation in ultra HD liposuction with ultrasound-guided rectus abdominis fat transfer: a prospective longitudinal cohort clinical study

Abstract

Liposuction triggers an inflammatory response as a result of surgical trauma. Preoperative dietary supplementation has been implemented to enhance recovery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate patients’ perceptions of the use of preoperative dietary supplementation through a questionnaire. We conducted a prospective study of 80 healthy patients, 2 men, and 78 women, with a mean age of 34.8 years. Thirty days before surgery, all patients have prescribed the NutrUgraft protocol: CoQ10 200 mg, Dimpless 40 mg, Biointestil 300 mg, and IBS Care 100 mg. The Impact® dietary supplement was also prescribed, 1 unit daily for 7 days. On postoperative day 30, patients answered 5 objective questions: (1) How do you rate your healing? Good, fair, or poor; (2) Did you feel safer by receiving preoperative supplementation? Yes, no, or indifferent; (3) Postoperatively, your bowel: functioned normally, constipated, or had diarrhea; (4) Postoperatively, did you develop fibrosis? Yes, no, or I don’t know; and (5) If undergoing another surgery in the future, would you like to receive preoperative supplementation again? Yes, no, or indifferent. Of 80 patients evaluated, 80% classified their healing as good, 90% reported feeling safer by receiving preoperative supplementation, 85% reported that their bowel functioned normally postoperatively, 80% reported not developing fibrosis, and 91.25% would like to receive supplementation again if undergoing another surgery. Based on the results, patients had a positive perception of all topics evaluated, thus highlighting the importance of dietary supplementation in the preoperative period of plastic surgery.