ArticleAesthetic surgery journal. Open forum2025
Recent COVID-19 Infection Increases Complication Risk After Body-Contouring Surgery.
Article in Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Impact of a History of COVID-19 Infection on Postoperative Complications in Spinal Surgery: A Nationwide Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Although COVID-19 infection rates have declined from pandemic peaks, recent infection may pose a potential concern in aesthetic surgery. Of note, the surgical risks associated with recent infection are not well defined. Previous studies, constrained by small cohorts and early-pandemic data, have not conclusively established whether recent COVID-19 infection continues to influence surgical outcomes. Objectives: The authors sought to determine whether COVID-19 infection within 30 days before body-contouring procedures is associated with increased postoperative complications. Methods: Adult patients who underwent body-contouring surgery between August 2020 and March 2025 were identified from the US Collaborative Network on TriNetX (TRINETX, LLC, Cambridge, MA). Patients were categorized based on documented COVID-19 infection within 30 days preoperatively. Propensity score matching (1:1) was performed to balance demographics and comorbidities. Thirty-day postoperative complications were compared using risk ratios (RRs), with statistical significance defined as Results: A total of 3941 patients were matched in each of the COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 groups. Patients in the matched COVID-19 group had a significantly increased risk of surgical-site infection (RR 1.56, Conclusions: Despite reduced overall prevalence, recent COVID-19 infection remains associated with increased risk of postoperative complications following body-contouring surgery. Delaying elective aesthetic procedures by at least 30 days following recent infection appears prudent to enhance patient safety and minimize complications. Level of Evidence 3 Therapeutic:
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