Mesh-like External Suture Splint: A Way to Improve Results and Reduce Postoperative Complications after High-definition Liposculpture.

ABSTRACT: High-definition liposculpture with variable degrees of muscular definition allows both patients and surgeons to broaden the procedure to fit almost any individual preferences; however, skin laxity and those secondary cases still represent a big challenge for the surgeon to achieve optimal outcomes. We are reporting our experience with a new suture-splint procedure to reduce edema, avoid skin laxity, and increase muscular definition after liposculpture. We enrolled patients undergoing HDL with any risk factor that could compromise aesthetic outcomes. Tumescent technique with VASER fat emulsification and power-assisted liposuction were used to complete HDL. We performed a continuous suture over the midline and other areas of muscular definition right before patients awakened from anesthesia.

SUBMITTER: Hoyos AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11236404 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature