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Observational studyAesthetic plastic surgery2026

Weighing the Risk: The Impact of Obesity on 30-Day Complications After Cosmetic Abdominoplasty-An Observational Cohort Study of 1,778 Cases.

Felix J Klimitz, Samuel Knoedler, Adriano Fabi, Meera Nair, Adriana C Panayi, Stav Brown, Fortunay Diatta, Thomas Schaschinger, Giuseppe Sofo, Anna Pomahac and 4 more

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14 authors.

Felix J KlimitzDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1278-0505
Samuel KnoedlerDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
Adriano FabiDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Meera NairDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
Adriana C PanayiCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Stav BrownDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
Fortunay DiattaDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
Thomas SchaschingerDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
Giuseppe SofoInstituto Ivo Pitanguy, Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia Rio de Janeiro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Anna PomahacDepartment of Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Sam BoroumandDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
Elisabeth A KapposDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Bohdan PomahacDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
Martin Kauke-NavarroDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA. kauke-navarro.martin@yale.edu.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity's impact on postoperative outcomes in abdominoplasty remains poorly defined despite its rising prevalence. This study evaluates the effect of obesity on 30-day postoperative complications to inform risk assessment and management.

objectivesInvestigate the effect of obesity on 30-day postoperative complications following abdominoplasty.

methodsWe analyzed data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) for patients who underwent abdominoplasty between 2008 and 2022. Patients were categorized into obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m

resultsA total of 1,778 patients were included; 618 (34.8%) had obesity (mean BMI 35.2 ± 5.0 kg/m

conclusionObesity is an independent risk factor for complications following abdominoplasty. Optimized preoperative screening, potentially including DVT prophylaxis for patients with obesity, and tailored perioperative care are essential to improving outcomes in this population. Evidence-based guidelines are needed to enhance surgical safety for obese patients. 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 the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

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AbdominoplastyObesityPostoperative ComplicationsAdultBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsAbdominoplastyACS-NSQIPObesityPostoperative complicationsRisk factorsSurgical safety

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