Abstract
The effectiveness of using quilting/progressive tension sutures in reducing seroma formation after abdominoplasties is well established in the literature, eliminating the use of drains regardless of the simultaneous performance of liposuction. However, despite being widely studied and advocated, the quilting/progressive tension sutures technique is still not widespread, and most surgeons still insist on the use of drains. The author provides a brief literature review on this subject and comments on the work carried out by Wen et al., analyzing divergences between literature data and those presented by Wen et al., and trying to identify the causes of low adherence to the evaluated technique.
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Souto, L.R.M. Invited Discussion on: Global Prevalence and Preferences of Progressive Tension Suture Usage in Abdominoplasties. Aesth Plast Surg 47, 1087–1090 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-022-03227-5
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