ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2019
Hyperbaric Oxygen Preconditioning Can Reduce Postabdominoplasty Complications: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
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- Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as an Adjunct in Aesthetic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Postoperative Outcomes and Complications.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Aesthetic Medicine and Anti-Aging: A Systematic Review.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygenation on Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Angiogenesis.Biomolecules · 2021Pooled it
- The effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the pathophysiology of skin aging: a prospective clinical trial.Aging · 2021Trial
- Full-body Remodeling With Minimally Invasive Techniques.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Impact of Previous Abdominal Surgery on Postoperative Complication of Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Retrospective Comparative Study.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Optimizing Aesthetic Facial Surgery Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Treatments: Guidelines for Perioperative Management.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2025Review
- Experience of Hyperbaric Chamber Usage in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice for Recovery and Complication Prevention.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- LigaSure Impact™ reduces complications after abdominoplasty in weight loss patients.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Article
- The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Markers of Oxidative Stress and the Immune Response in Healthy Volunteers.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can improve wound healing and has been found to have positive preconditioning effects in animal models. Among esthetic surgical procedures, abdominoplasty poses the highest rate of postoperative complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of preoperative HBOT as a preconditioning treatment for expected postsurgical complications.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study among patients who underwent abdominoplasty at our institute and private practice between January 2012 and November 2017. Patients who received preoperative HBOT were compared with patients who did not receive HBOT. Surgical complication data and demographic, preoperative and postoperative data from patient records were collected.
resultsThe study included 356 patients. Of them, 83 underwent HBOT preoperatively. Using preoperative HBOT, postoperative complications were significantly reduced from 32.6% (89 patients) to 8.4% (7 patients),
conclusionsPreoperative HBOT can reduce postoperative complication rate in abdominoplasty patients. Further prospective studies are necessary to validate the findings and characterize patients who benefit the most from this treatment.
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