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SynthesisAesthetic plastic surgery2024

Obesity as a Risk Factor in Cosmetic Abdominal Body Contouring: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Ellen F Niu, Stephanie E Honig, Katherine E Wang, Chris Amro, Harrison D Davis, Theodore E Habarth-Morales, Robyn B Broach, John P Fischer

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Synthesis in Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2024. 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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2citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ellen F NiuDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, PCAM South Pavilion 14th Floor, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. Ellen.Niu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0116-7382
Stephanie E HonigDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, PCAM South Pavilion 14th Floor, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Katherine E WangRenaissance School of Medicine at Stony, Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
Chris AmroDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, PCAM South Pavilion 14th Floor, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Harrison D DavisDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, PCAM South Pavilion 14th Floor, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Theodore E Habarth-MoralesDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, PCAM South Pavilion 14th Floor, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Robyn B BroachDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, PCAM South Pavilion 14th Floor, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
John P FischerDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, PCAM South Pavilion 14th Floor, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
University of Pennsylvania Health System · USStony Brook School · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of obesity is on the rise around the globe. Outside of the massive weight loss (MWL) patient population, knowledge of risk factors associated with abdominal body contouring (BC) is limited. This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses the impact of obesity has on cosmetic abdominal BC outcomes.

methodsA systematic review conducted in accordance with PRISMA 2020 was done. PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and COCHRANE databases were reviewed under search syntax "obesity," "abdominoplasty," "panniculectomy," and "body contouring" for articles. Cosmetic was defined as abdominoplasty or panniculectomy outside the context of MWL. Obesity was defined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m

resultsOf 3088 initial studies, 16 met inclusion criteria, and nine were used for pooled and meta-analysis. Meta-analysis demonstrated that obesity was associated with more seromas (OR 1.45, 1.06-1.98, p = 0.02), hematomas (OR 2.21, 1.07-4.57, p = 0.03), and total surgical site occurrences (OR 1.99, 1.30-3.04, p = 0.0016). There was no significant difference in odds of any other complications. Analysis by obesity class showed no significant increase in odds in seromas or wound dehiscence.

conclusionsThis review demonstrates obesity increased odds of postoperative complications following cosmetic abdominal BC. However, risk of complications does not continue to increase with higher obesity class. A BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 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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AbdominoplastyBody ContouringObesityPostoperative ComplicationsFemaleHumansRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsAbdominal body contouringAbdominoplastyCosmeticMeta-analysisObesitySystematic review

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PMID37644187
OpenAlexW4386257217

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