Obesity and complications in breast reduction surgery: are restrictions justified?

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-199

  Setala L ^a   Papp, A ^a   Joukainen, S ^a   Martikainen, R ^a   Berg, L ^a   Mustonen, P ^a   Harma M ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Breast reduction; Complication; Mammaplasty; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALING; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCAR FORMATION; SEROMA; SKIN NECROSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NIPPLES; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58349097125     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.043     Document Type: Article

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