Morbidity in combined-procedure associating abdominoplasty and breast surgery: A systematic review

Objectives. - Combined aesthetic procedures are an increasing procedure and demands of the patients. The authors have assembled concrete arguments detailing the risks of combined-surgery associating abdominoplasty and mammoplasty relative to abdominoplasty alone. The purpose of this study was to compare abdominoplasty alone versus abdominoplasty combined with breast surgery in terms of short-term complications, in support of surgical choices. Research strategy. - Through application of the PRISMA criteria, we have realized a systematic review of the literature from 1969 to April 2015 in English and French languages by searching in MEDLINE (R), PubMed central, Embase and Cochrane Library databases. Data collection and analysis. - The levels of evidence for each article were evaluated. Statistical analysis of the results was carried out through association parameters including statistical tests and Odds ratios were calculated for each complication when data was available.