Flap and abdominal wall washing and debridement using dressings to prevent seromas and hematomas in abdominoplasty

Flap and abdominal wall washing and debridement using dressings to prevent seromas and hematomas in abdominoplasty

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Seroma formation remains a common complication of abdominoplasty.The use of drain, flap fixation points, and fibrin glue has been described to reduce the incidence of seroma formation.The authors present herein an easy-to-reproduce Feminine Wash technique to decrease the risk of bleeding and eliminate the devitalized tissue caused by the detachment.

The proposed strategy consists of washing and debridement, which was conducted with mechanical friction using moist flap and abdominal Stove Kick Panel wall dressings.