Prevalência de seroma após abdominoplastia com pontos de adesão e diminuição progressiva da tensão e sem uso de drenos

Abstract

Aiming to reduce postoperative complications and improve aesthetic results, surgical techniques for abdominoplasty procedures have evolved over the years. However, the presence of seroma remains a frequent complication, which makes it important to find new methods to reduce its prevalence. Therefore, this study intends to evaluate the prevalence of seroma after abdominoplasty through the surgical technique with adhesion stitches and progressive reduction of tension in the flap, without the use of drains, in addition to characterize the population undergoing the procedure and evaluate an infection rate and the need of surgical reintervention due to possible postoperative complications. The methodology used involves an observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study with a descriptive and analytical approach. A sample of 265 patients of any age and gender who underwent abdominoplasty in a private clinic in the city of Chapecó, between January 2017 and December 2020, was analyzed, and only 1 (0.38%) had seroma, without performing surgical intervention in this patient. In conclusion, this surgical technique is safe and reliable, completing one of the main complications of this operation: seroma.