Classic versus High Lateral Tension Abdominoplasty in Post-bariatric Patients

This study is a comparison between Classic and High lateral tension abdominoplasty techniques in treatment of abdominal skin redundancy in post bariatric patients.In our research, we compared between two techniques of abdominoplasty in treatment of post bariatric abdominal skin redundancy, the classic technique and High Lateral Tension technique, the comparison was in patient satisfaction and in post operative complicationsThe study showed that patient satisfaction was higher in classic technique than the High lateral tension technique due to smaller and less apparent scar, while post operative complications were almost the same in both techniquesAccording to our study, we advise plastic surgeons to perform classic abdominoplasty technique in treatment of post bariatric abdominal skin redundancy.
Source: QJM - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research