Subdermal Plexus Density as It Relates to Obesity and Wound Complications in Patients Undergoing Reduction Mammaplasty.

Kathryn W Brown, Martin G McCandless, Hemanth Nannapaneni, Kristen Adams, Somjade Jay Songcharoen, Peter B Arnold

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Article in Eplasty, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kathryn W BrownDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

Martin G McCandlessSchool of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

Hemanth NannapaneniSchool of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

Kristen AdamsPathology Consultants of Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina.

Somjade Jay SongcharoenMississippi Premier Plastic Surgery, Jackson, Mississippi.

Peter B ArnoldDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

University of Mississippi Medical Center · US

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Abstract

Background: Reduction mammaplasty is one of the most common reconstructive procedures performed in plastic surgery. Multiple comorbidities play a role in postoperative wound healing complications; however, there are insufficient data on the subdermal plexus (SDP) as it relates to these comorbidities. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and SDP of the superficial breast tissues and examine the association between SDP and postoperative complications. Methods: After Institutional Review Board approval, screening, and informed consent, patients undergoing reduction mammaplasty were selected. Tissue to be discarded was sent to pathology for analysis of immunohistochemistry directed against endothelial cells to determine the density of the SDP. Patients with BMI <35 and ≥35 kg/m Results: A significant difference in SDP density (standard deviation) was identified between patients with a BMI ≥35 versus <35 kg/m Conclusions: There is a statistically significant increase in SDP seen with increasing BMI, which does not explain the higher rate of wound healing complications after reduction mammaplasty typically seen in the higher BMI patient population. The association between BMI and complications after reduction mammaplasty remains unclear.

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