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Refining the Abdominoplasty for Better Patient Outcomes Refining the Abdominoplasty for Better Patient Outcomes Karol A Gutowski, MD, FACS Private Practice University of Illinois & University of Chicago Refinements • 360o assessment & treatment • Expanded BMI inclusion • Lipo-abdominoplasty • Low scar • Long scar • Monsplasty • No “dog ears” • No drains • Repurpose the fat • Rapid recovery protocols (ERAS) What I Do and Don’t Do • “Standard” Abdominoplasty is (almost) dead – Does not treat the entire trunk – Fat not properly addressed – Problems with lateral trunk contouring – Do it 1% of cases • Solution: 360o Lipo-Abdominoplasty – Addresses entire trunk and flanks – No Drains & Rapid Recovery Techniques Patient Happy, I’m Not The Problem: Too Many Dog Ears! Thanks RealSelf! Take the Dog (Ear) Out! Patients Are Telling Us What To Do Not enough fat removed Not enough skin removed Patient Concerns • “Ideal candidate” by BMI • Pain • Downtime • Scar – Too high – Too visible – Too long • Unnatural result – Dog ears – Mons aesthetics Solutions • “Ideal candidate” by BMI Extend BMI range • Pain ERAS protocols + NDTT • Downtime ERAS protocols + NDTT • Scar Scar planning – Too high Incision markings – Too visible Scar care – Too long Explain the need • Unnatural result Technique modifications – Dog ears Lipo-abdominoplasty – Mons aesthetics Mons lift Frequent Cause for Reoperation • Lateral trunk fullness – Skin (dog ear), fat, or both • Not addressed with anterior flank liposuction alone – need posterior approach • Need a 360o approach with extended skin excision (Extended Abdominoplasty) • Patient needs to understand the rational for a longer scar and liposuction 360o Evaluation & Treatment The Trunk is 360o Assess & treat the trunk as a unit The Trunk is 360o Assess & treat the trunk as a unit Extended BMI Indications Extended BMI Range • Patients with BMI > 30 can still get good results – If fat is extra-abdominal – Use circumferential trunk liposuction • BMI alone is not the deciding factor • Consider body shape and fat distribution • Manage expectations BMI 37.8 Circumferential Liposuction Extended Lipo-Abdominoplasty Circumferential Liposuction Extended Lipo-Abdominoplasty Circumferential Liposuction Extended Lipo-Abdominoplasty Circumferential Liposuction Extended Lipo-Abdominoplasty Lipo Abdominoplasty Lipo-Abdominoplasty Traditional limited liposuction Extensive liposuction with with abdominoplasty abdominoplasty Lipo-Abdominoplasty • Rethink Matarasso’s classification • Lipo-abdominoplasty with minimal lateral undermining is safe* *Weiler 2010, Heller 2008, Samra 2010 Lipo-Abdominoplasty Lipo-Abdominoplasty Lipo-Abdominoplasty Not a Lipo-Abdominoplasty Candidate Good Lipo-Abdominoplasty Candidate Treat Entire Trunk 360o Lipo-Abdominoplasty 360o Lipo-Abdominoplasty 360o Lipo-Abdominoplasty 360o Lipo-Abdominoplasty Results Results No Drain 360o Lipo-Abdominoplasty Liposuction of Abdominoplasty Flap Extended Lipo-Abdominoplasty Extended Lipo-Abdominoplasty Low Scar & Long Scar Selfie Consult: What to do? Go All the Way or Go Home! Don’t stage a circumferential abdominoplasty Thanks for the Short Scar! Keep the Scar Low! Low Scar into the Mons Go Long or Go Home Go Long or Go Home Lift & Contour the Mons No Dog Ears Prevent Lateral Trunk Fullness • Line markings – Align tissue correctly • Liposuction of flanks & love handles – Lateral debulking • Longer incision – More lateral skin excision after debulking • Longitudinal traction (NOT Lateral) – Prevent tissue from bunching up Standing: Mark Vertical Lines Every 5 cm Liposuction From Back & Front Longer Incision Past Anterior Axillary Line Textbook incision Potential dog ear stops here Longitudinal Pull for Marking Skin Excision Longitudinal pull Lateral pull Lines maintain Skin excess proper tissue & dog ear position forming High Risk for Dog Ear & Lateral Fullness High Risk for Dog Ear & Lateral Fullness No Drains Drain Free Procedures • Breast – Reduction – Mastopexy – Augmentation • Trunk – Abdominoplasty – Body lift • Extremity – Arm lift – Thigh lift (depends) Drains • “Standard of care” for many procedures • Benefit: often NOT proven • Downside: pain, cost, less mobility, anxiety, phone calls, infection, scars • Not substitute for good surgical technique PTS Criticisms • Requires an assistant • Takes too long • Does it really work? • Cost But I was trained to do it this way……. PTS Criticisms • Requires an assistant • Takes too long • Does it really work? • Cost But I was trained to do it this way……. Evidence? 2013 Conclusions: Many surgical operations can be performed safely without prophylactic drainage….breast reduction, abdominal wounds, femoral wounds….. Furthermore, surgeons should consider not placing drains prophylactically in obese patients. Drains in Breast Reduction Drains in Breast Augmentation • No evidence to support drains in primary breast augmentation • Drains may increase risk of capsular contracture 4x • No guidelines for secondary cases with capsulectomy or with biological products Patient’s Perception of Drains Patient’s Perception of Drains Tissue Adhesives • Lack of high-quality evidence to support TAs to prevent seroma after abdominoplasty • Well-designed RCTs are needed Clinical Experience • 230 consecutive abdominoplasties – 43 circumferential – 211 with flank liposuction – 65 massive weight loss – 183 outpatient • Tumescent technique • Modified Progressive Tension Suture Technique – Bidirectional barbed sutures – 8 to 10 minutes (vs 15 to 18 min, up to 50 min) – No drains – Compression garment + binder for 2 weeks Results • 1 epigastric seroma – One aspiration • 8 lower abdominal seromas – Multiple aspirations – 4 required drain • 1 major wound dehiscence • 2 hematomas drained in OR • 2 infected seromas – Incised & drained Pivotal Publication Individual Sutures Progressive Inferior Tension 30 to 40 minutes Introduction of Barbed PTS ASJ 2009 PRS 2010 Subsequent Publications Subsequent Publications Barbed Suture Technology Barbed Suture Technology Cost: $10 to $20 Quill & Ethicon Quill & V-Loc Use size 0 PDO suture Place medial suture line to umbilical stalk Place lateral suture line to same level Advance needle 2 cm with each placement on abdominal flap Secure to abdominal wall fascia while maintaining progressive inferior tension on flap The PTS should include no more than half of the abdominal flap thickness Place contralateral medial and lateral sutures to level of umbilical stalk Finish lower abdominal PTS Address the umbilical transposition Barbed Progressive Tension Sutures Barbed Progressive Tension Sutures Finish lower abdominal PTS Address the umbilical transposition Barbed Progressive Tension Sutures FinishProtect lower the Needlesabdominal PTS Address the umbilical transposition Barbed Progressive Tension Sutures Use Non-Dominant Hand for Traction Toward Incision Unidirectional Barbed Suture Rosen, PRS 2010 Rosen, PRS 2010 No Drain Body Contouring Patient Arm lift Mastopexy with lateral auto- augmentation Body lift Thigh lift No Drain Body Contouring Patient No undermining = no PTS Undermining = PTS No Drain Body Contouring Patient No Drain Body Contouring Patient After 2 weeks No Drain Body Contouring Patient After 4 weeks No Drain Body Contouring Patient After 3 months No Drains No Suture No Drain LipoAbdominoplasty No Drain LipoAbdominoplasty No Drain LipoAbdominoplasty Compression TopiFoam + Compression Garment +/- Soft Abdominal Binder Seroma Treatment • Aspirate if in doubt • SeromaCath • Sclerosis – Doxycycline – Ethanol • Excision Not Using Drains is an Uplifting Experience! Learn More & Get CME Repurpose the Fat Repurpose the Fat Repurpose the Fat Repurpose the Fat: Breast Enhancement Repurpose the Fat: Breast Enhancement Repurpose the Fat Repurpose the Fat Don’t be Afraid of Buttock Fat Grafting Easy adjunct procedure to Lipo-Abdominoplasty Stay Safe and Say No to “Hip Dips” Easy adjunct procedure to Lipo-Abdominoplasty Rapid Recovery Protocol (ERAS) Liposomal Bupivacaine – Big Picture • Lack of evidence prevents assessment of liposomal bupivacaine as a peripheral nerve block (2016) • Liposomal bupivacaine at surgical site (2017) – Does appear to reduce postoperative pain compared to placebo – Limited evidence does NOT demonstrate superiority to bupivacaine Preemptive & Preventive Analgesia • Preemptive analgesia (before incision) effectiveness is debatable – Local anesthetic at incision sites (mandatory in MAC cases) – Preoperative oral NSAIDs, acetaminophen (useful for short cases) • Preventive analgesia (after incision) effectiveness is debatable • Has to be part of ERAS protocol Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block • TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE (TAP) • Between transversus abdominis and internal oblique muscle • 30 mL 0.25% ropivacaine or bupivacaine (with Epi) per side • Ultrasound guided by anesthesiologist preoperative • Open access by surgeon intraoperative Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block Intraoperative TAP Block Abdominal Wall Intraoperative TAP Block in Abdominoplasty • 10 ml 0.5% bupivacaine 0.5% + 10 ml 1% lidocaine with Epi • Reduced morphine requirement • Earlier ambulation • Lower pain scores Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block • 1 cm incision in facia • Blunt dissection through EOM & IOM • Short infiltration cannula into TAP • Figure 8 suture in fascia Gutowski, PRS 2018 Intraoperative TAP Block Gianpiero Gravante, PRS 2010 NSAIDs Are Safe in Plastic Surgery Time to dispel the myth of NSAIDs causing bleeding in breast & body cases Team Effort with Anesthesiologist • Seek out those who want to give a better patient experience • Collaborate
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