High-Definition Liposculpture: What are the Complications and How to Manage Them?

Background High-definition liposculpture is a novel surgical technique widely accepted among plastic surgeons. The aim of this article is to describe surgical outcomes with a special emphasis on complications in high-definition liposculpture patients. Methods An historical cohort of patients who underwent high-definition liposculpture from two senior surgeons was reviewed. Technique, patient selection criteria, preoperative marks and surgical outcomes are described. Postoperative complications are discussed. Results A total of 417 patients underwent high-definition liposculpture between 2015 and 2018. Primary liposuction and secondary liposuction were performed in 308 (74%) and 109 (26%), respectively. Combined surgeries were performed in 121 cases (29%). There were no systemic complications. Local complications included hyperpigmentation (n = 276), seroma (n = 125), nodular fibrosis (n = 83), unsatisfactory definition in superficial liposuction areas (n = 16), unnatural appearance of body contour (n = 17), VASER-related burns (n = 3) and Mondor's syndrome (n = 2). Most patients (94%) were satisfied with the results. Conclusion High-definition liposculpture is a body contouring technique that has shown excellent results. Despite non-serious complications were frequent, most complications were local and safely treated without affecting surgical outcome. To know these complications will help to recognize them earlier and to adjust patient expectation about the postoperative period

Variation in the number of metamers of rectus abdominis muscle. A high definition lipoesculture guide Variaciones en el número de metámeros del músculo recto abdominal. Una guía para la lipoescultura de alta definición

© 2018 Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia Plastica Reparadora y Estetica (SECPRE). All rights reserved. Background and Objective. Rectus abdominis muscle usually have 3 tendinous intersections. The aims of high definition abdominal liposculpture is to delineate the musculature. One of its difficulties is to determine by the surface anatomy the number of metamers presents. The aim of this study is to describe the variations in the number of metamers of the rectus abdominis muscle in the Chilean population and determine if there is a pattern that helps to the surgical mark of the abdominis metamers. Methods. Randomized sample of 200 patients who met inclusion criteria: >18 years of age and under 65 years, tomographic study of the abdomen and pelvis with coronal sequence, performed at the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile between January and May 2017; and exclusion: pathology of the abdominal wall, previous abdominal surgery or inadequate imaging study. Sex, number of tendinous inte

Variation in the number of metamers of rectus abdominis muscle. A high definition lipoesculture guide Variaciones en el número de metámeros del músculo recto abdominal. Una guía para la lipoescultura de alta definición

© 2018 Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia Plastica Reparadora y Estetica (SECPRE). All rights reserved. Background and Objective. Rectus abdominis muscle usually have 3 tendinous intersections. The aims of high definition abdominal liposculpture is to delineate the musculature. One of its difficulties is to determine by the surface anatomy the number of metamers presents. The aim of this study is to describe the variations in the number of metamers of the rectus abdominis muscle in the Chilean population and determine if there is a pattern that helps to the surgical mark of the abdominis metamers. Methods. Randomized sample of 200 patients who met inclusion criteria: >18 years of age and under 65 years, tomographic study of the abdomen and pelvis with coronal sequence, performed at the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile between January and May 2017; and exclusion: pathology of the abdominal wall, previous abdominal surgery or inadequate imaging study. Sex, number of tendinous inte

Variaciones en el número de metámeros del músculo recto abdominal. Una guía para la lipoescultura de alta definición

Resumen Introducción y Objetivo: El recto abdominal es un músculo que consta, generalmente, de 3 inserciones tendinosas transversas. La lipoescultura de alta definición apunta a delinear la musculatura abdominal, sin embargo, una de sus dificultades es determinar mediante la anatomía de superficie el número de metámeros presentes. Nos planteamos describir las variaciones en el número de metámeros del músculo recto del abdomen en la población chilena mediante análisis de tomografía computarizada de abdomen y pelvis, así como determinar si existe un patrón para la marcación quirúrgica de los metámeros. Material y Métodos: Empleamos una muestra aleatoria de 200 pacientes que cumplían los criterios de inclusión: mayores de 18 años y menores de 65 años, estudio de tomografía computarizada de abdomen y pelvis con secuencia coronal realizado en el Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile entre enero y mayo del 2017; y de exclusión: patología de la pared abdominal, cirugía abdominal previa, estudio imagenológico inadecuado. Describimos el sexo, número de inserciones tendinosas supra e infraumbilicales, ángulo costal corto, ángulo costal completo, diámetro xifo-umbilical y umbílico-púbico. Analizamos los datos con STATA® v13, considerando un valor estadísticamente significativo de p<0.05 e intervalos de confianza de 95%. Resultados: Del total de paciente, 100 (50%) de los pacientes fueron mujeres. La media de edad fue de 40,9 ± 12.1 años, y 154 pacientes (77%) tenían 3 metámeros. No evidenciamos diferencias significativas entre ambos sexos (p=0.393). Ni en el análisis de la distancia xifo-umbilical (p=0.185) ni de la umbílico-púbica (p=0.327) entre sexos respectivamente. El número de metámeros se encuentra en relación inversa al tamaño de los mismos. La angulación del reborde costal en relación al xifoides es significativamente menor en mujeres (69.4 ± 15.2 frente a 80.2 ± 14.2). Conclusiones: La anatomía más frecuente del músculo recto del abdomen en la población chilena corresponde a 3 metámeros supraumbilicales por cada recto abdominal. Cuanto menor sea la relación entre la distancia xifo-umbilical / distancia xifo-púbica, menor cantidad de metámeros tiene el músculo recto. No fue posible predecir en forma precisa el número de metámeros mediante otra medida antropométrica

The Body-QoL: Measuring Patient Reported Outcomes in Body Contouring Surgery Patients

Artículo de publicación SCOPUSBackground This study aimed to design a new patientreported outcome (PRO) instrument to measure patient satisfaction after body-contouring procedures such as liposculpture, abdominoplasty, body-lift, thigh-lift, and arm-lift. Methods Phase 1a involved an extensive literature review, 16 in-depth patient interviews, and expert focus groups with 5 plastic surgeons to develop a conceptual framework for the outcomes deemed important for body image and preliminary PRO instruments. In phase 1b, the preliminary instrument was tested with a second independent sample of 29 patients with whom simple interviews were additionally performed. In the second sample, scale reliability was calculated. Results In phase 1a, the domains identified for the conceptual framework included clothing and body image, sexual and affective life, self-image and self-esteem, social relationships, and physical symptoms. In phase 1b, the scale internal consistency was 91.5 %. Conclusions When psychometric evaluation is completed, the Body-Shape-Related Quality of Life instrument and its subscales will provide a reliable tool for plastic surgeons, researchers, and patients to use in measuring the impact and effectiveness of body-contouring procedures from the patient’s perspective. Level of Evidence IV 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. This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each submission to which Evidence-Based Medicine rankings are applicable. This excludes Review Articles, Book Reviews, and manuscripts that concern Basic Science, Animal Studies, Cadaver Studies, and Experimental Studies. For a full description of these Evidence-