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No-Drain Abdominoplasty with Progressive Tension Sutures

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CLINICS IN PLASTIC SURGERY
Volume 37, Issue 3, Pages 515-+

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W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2010.03.004

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Abdominoplasty; Complication; Seroma; Treatment; Progressive tension sutures; Quilting sutures

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Seroma formation is one of the major postoperative complications of abdominoplasty Progressive tension sutures have been proposed as an adjunct procedure to combat this problem. Apart from being a simple addition to abdominoplasty, the sutures also eliminate other complications, such as postoperative drains, and increase the patient's mobility

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