Large-volume reduction mammaplasty: The effect of body mass index on postoperative complications

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 246-249

  Gamboa Bobadilla, G Mabel ^a   Killingsworth, Christopher ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Breast reduction; Complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34247575182     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000248108.52837.6c     Document Type: Article

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