Abstract
Background:
Traditionally, liposuction techniques have been used to address excess abdominal fat, and abdominoplasty procedures have been used to address excess abdominal skin and abdominal muscular laxity. The Avelar lipoabdominoplasty is a procedure that combines abdominal liposuction with abdominoplasty and can address all of these issues with a single operative procedure. In this series, we report on our initial operative results using this operative technique.
Methods:
A total of 67 patients underwent Avelar lipoabdominoplasty during the period from November 2004 to June 2006 and were included in this series. Intraoperative and postoperative complications were recorded. Overall patient satisfaction with the procedure was recorded as well.
Results:
Patient satisfaction surveys were recorded for all 67 patients who underwent Avelar lipoabdominoplasty in this series. In all, 55 patients (82%) stated that they were very satisfied with the procedure, 9 patients (13%) stated that they were satisfied with the procedure, 2 patients (3%) stated that they were somewhat satisfied with the procedure, and 1 patient (2%) expressed dissatisfaction with the procedure. No intraoperative complications were encountered for patients undergoing the Avelar lipoabdominoplasty in this series. Postoperative complications during this series were recorded and included 4 seromas (6%), 5 minor wound infections (7%), and 2 minor skin necroses (3%).
Conclusions:
The Avelar lipoabdominoplasty is a safe and effective operative technique that can address excess abdominal fat, abdominal muscular laxity, and excess abdominal skin with a single operative procedure. The technique is associated with a high level of patient satisfaction and is more rapid than traditional abdominoplasty techniques.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.