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ArticleAesthetic plastic surgery2026

Reply to the Letter Regarding "Impact of Abdominoplasty with Diastasis Recti Correction on Female Sexual Function".

Vito Toto, Martina Ponzo, Paolo Persichetti

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Article in Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Vito TotoPlastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Unit, Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico, Via Álvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128, Rome, Italy.
Martina PonzoPlastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Unit, Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico, Via Álvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128, Rome, Italy. dottoressamartinaponzo@gmail.com.ORCID 0009-0003-1109-4209
Paolo PersichettiPlastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Unit, Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico, Via Álvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128, Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In response to Verma et al. we acknowledge the limitations of our study, including the absence of a control group and the modest sample size, both influenced by ethical and logistical constraints. Despite these factors, improvements in FSFI scores were statistically significant. We concur that larger multicenter studies with standardized measures are needed, and we appreciate this constructive exchange fostering further research on female sexual health after abdominoplasty.Level of Evidence V 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 the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

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AbdominoplastyDiastasis, MuscleRectus AbdominisAdultFemaleHumansTreatment OutcomeAbdominoplastyDiastasis recti abdominisFemale sexual functionFSFIPostpartum recoveryQuality of life

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