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Extreme—Super obesity and panniculectomy: bipolar radiofrequency scalpel assisted surgery as a valuable option for the most challenging cases
BackgroundIn Italy, with a cohort of 6.3 million morbidly obese patients, panniculectomy is often necessary both in relation to bariatric surgery and...
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Patient Characteristics and Spending Among Individuals Undergoing Ambulatory Panniculectomy and Abdominoplasty in the US from 2016 to 2019
BackgroundAbdominal contouring surgery can provide both functional and cosmetic benefits to patients with abdominal soft tissue laxity. Although...
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Panniculectomy as a surgical option for the management of a deep surgical site infection after C-section in a morbidly obese woman: a case report
BackgroundObesity is an independent risk factor for the occurrence of surgical site infections (SSIs) following all types of surgeries, especially...
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Accelerating Fleur-de-lis Panniculectomy with the Absorbable Dermal Stapler-A Study of Efficiency, Aesthetics, and Quality-of-life
BackgroundFleur-de-lis panniculectomy (FDL), a contouring technique involving vertical and horizontal tissue resections, often involves longer...
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Panniculectomy Outcomes by Body Mass Index: an Analysis of 12,732 Cases
PurposeWith an increasing rate of obesity in the USA, bariatric surgery has become widespread, resulting in a greater number of patients seeking...
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Concurrent gynecologic surgery and panniculectomy in morbidly obese women with gynecologic cancer, a single-center experience
PurposeAs the prevalence of obesity has been rising during the past decades worldwide and especially in Greece, surgeons have faced significant...
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Is simultaneous panniculectomy an ideal approach to repair a ventral hernia: a general surgeon’s experience
BackgroundThe number of Australian patients undergoing ventral hernia repair has seen a significant increase in the last twenty years. With the...
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Impact of panniculectomy in complex abdominal wall reconstruction: a propensity matched analysis in 624 patients
IntroductionIn complex abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR), the role of concomitant panniculectomy has been debated due to concern for increased...
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A Comparative Analysis of Fleur-de-Lis and Traditional Panniculectomy after Bariatric Surgery
IntroductionThe Fleur-de-Lis panniculectomy (FdL) adds a vertical component to correct complex contour deformities after massive weight loss by...
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Obesity as a Risk Factor in Cosmetic Abdominal Body Contouring: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
BackgroundThe incidence of obesity is on the rise around the globe. Outside of the massive weight loss (MWL) patient population, knowledge of risk...
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Case Report: Life-Threatening Fluoxetine-Linked Postoperative Bleeding Informed by Pharmacogenetic Evaluation
BackgroundSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) are commonly used for the treatment of depression and anxiety. Inhibition of serotonin...
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Sociodemographic characteristics of patients and their use of post-bariatric contouring surgery in the US
BackgroundExpansion of healthcare insurance coverage to bariatric surgeries has led to an increased demand from patients for post-bariatric...
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Topical Tranexamic Acid: Risks, Benefits and Novel Complications in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
AbstractAntifibrinolytics, particularly tranexamic acid (TXA), are agents used to reduce bleeding. TXA is a synthetic reversible competitive...
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Cutting through the fat: a retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes, cost, and quality of life with the addition of panniculectomy to ventral hernia repair in overweight patients
BackgroundDue to the increased prevalence of overweight patients with ventral hernia, abdominal wall reconstruction combining ventral hernia repair...
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Extended-duration thromboprophylaxis after ventral hernia repair: a risk model to predict venous thrombotic events after hospital discharge
BackgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major source of morbidity and mortality after ventral hernia surgery, but the risk of VTE after discharge...
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Advanced Age Is a Risk Factor for Complications Following Abdominal Panniculectomy
BackgroundWidespread adoption of bariatric surgery in the treatment of obesity has led to greater numbers of patients seeking panniculectomy,...
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Closed-incision negative-pressure therapy decreases complications in ventral hernia repair with concurrent panniculectomy
PurposeVentral hernia repair with concurrent panniculectomy (VHR-PAN) is associated with high wound complication rates despite reported increased...
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Long-term outcomes and quality of life assessment after posterior component separation with transversus abdominis muscle release (TAR)
BackgroundAlthough transversus abdominis release (TAR) to treat large incisional hernias has shown favorable postoperative outcomes, devastating...
