SynthesisAesthetic plastic surgery2021
The Global Prevalence of Seroma After Abdominoplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Effect of Irrigation of Triamcinolone Versus Hypertonic Saline in Decreasing Seroma Post Abdominoplasty
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
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- A Novel Compression Garment With a Dynamic External Lymphatic Drainage System: A Proof of Concept Study.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2026Article
- Cosmetic Tourism: A Cost-utility Analysis of Abdominoplasty Performed in the United States and Abroad.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Safety of Combined Versus Isolated Cosmetic Breast Surgery and Abdominoplasty: Insights from a Multi-institutional Database.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Shaping the Silhouette: A Comprehensive Review of Surgical Body Contouring Techniques for the Torso and Limbs.Cureus · 2025Review
- Bariatric Surgery Before Abdominoplasty Is Associated with Increased Perioperative Anemia, Hemoglobin Loss and Drainage Fluid Volume: Analysis of 505 Body Contouring Procedures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Abdominoplasty With Progressive Tension Sutures Versus Conventional Abdominoplasty: A Comparative Study at a Third-level Institution.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Abdominoplasty versus endoscopic approach to diastasis recti repair: A comparative study of outcomes.JPRAS open · 2024Article
- Analysis of laboratory markers in body contouring procedures after bariatric surgery does not indicate particular risks for perioperative complications.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2024Article
- Endoscopic-assisted repair of combined ventral hernias and diastasis recti: minimizing seroma incidence by quilting.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Decreasing Seroma Incidence Following Abdominoplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of High-Quality Evidence.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2024Article
- Minimally invasive bilayer suturing technique for the repair of concomitant ventral hernias and diastasis recti.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAbdominoplasty is one of the most common cosmetic surgeries performed worldwide. Seroma is also the most common local complication associated with abdominoplasty, which increases care costs, reduces patient satisfaction, and has serious complications for patients. Results of previous studies report different levels of seroma prevalence after abdominoplasty. The aim of this study is to standardize the statistics of the prevalence of seroma after abdominoplasty using meta-analysis.
methodsIn this systematic review and meta-analysis study, data from studies conducted on the global prevalence of seroma after abdominoplasty was extracted using the keywords "Prevalence, Epidemiology, Complications, Abdominoplasty, Seroma, and Lipo abdominoplasty" in the databases of Science, Scientific Information Database, MagIran, Embase, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar search engine without time limit until October 2020. The random-effects model was used to analyze the eligible studies, and the heterogeneity of the studies was investigated with the I
resultsIn reviewing 143 studies (five studies related to Asia, 55 studies related to Europe, three studies related to Africa, and 80 studies related to the Americas) with a total sample size of 27834 individuals, the global prevalence of seroma after abdominoplasty was obtained as 10.9% (95% CI: 9.3-3.6.6%) and the highest prevalence of seroma was related to the Europe continent with 12.8% (95% CI: 10.15-3.9%). The results from meta-regression showed a declining trend in the global prevalence of seroma after abdominoplasty with an increase in the sample size, age of study participants, and the year of study (p < 0.05).
conclusionsThis study shows that the prevalence of seroma after abdominoplasty is high globally. Therefore, physicians and specialists must consider its importance and take the controlling and treatment measures seriously. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine Ratings, please refer to Table of Contents or online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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