Impact of Lipoabdominoplasty with Saldanha technique on abdominal aesthetic defects, 2020-2022
Abstract
Introduction: Lipoabdominoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure that corrects alterations of the abdominal wall in a single surgical time, as well as being a safe procedure, developed internationally with favourable aesthetic results.
Objective: To describe the impact of the Lipoabdominoplasty technique by Saldanha technique in the General Provincial Hospital Camilo Cienfuegos of Sancti Spíritus, from January 2020 to December 2022.
Method: A descriptive, longitudinal study was carried out on 20 women aged between 18 and 60 years with grade IV abdominal wall deformity. According to Matarasso's classification, a keyword search was carried out in the PubMed/Medline, LILACS and SciELO databases. Age, skin colour, nutritional assessment according to Body Mass Index (BMI), correction of skin flaccidity, flap uniformity, correction of muscular diastasis and trunk contour were evaluated. Methods and techniques were used to collect information.
Results: Average age=total sum of patient age/number of persons=35 years. The average age of the patients included in the study was 35 years, with a standard deviation of 6.01 years. Similar results were found in different studies that were reviewed; Brazilian researchers report variations of 28-41 years, with a mean age of 36 years.
Conclusions: The investigation was dominated by fair skin, a body mass index between 25-29.9 (overweight) and the average age was 35 years. Adequate correction of skin sagging, a uniform flap and adequate trunk contour were achieved in all patients. The complication that occurred was seroma and late keloid scarring. It is concluded that the application of the technique in the patients had a positive impact on the correction of abdominal deformities and there was a low frequency of complications.
Key words: Lipoabdominoplasty. Body mass index, muscular diastasis. Matarasso classification
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