Open AccessAge as a Risk Factor in Abdominoplasty
Author(s) -
Rafael A. Couto,
Gregory A. Lamaris,
Todd A. Baker,
Ahmed M. Hashem,
Kashyap Komarraju Tadisina,
Paul Durand,
Steven Rueda,
Susan Orra,
James E. Zins
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
aesthetic surgery journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.528
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1527-330X
pISSN - 1090-820X
DOI - 10.1093/asj/sjw227
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominoplasty , perioperative , risk factor , surgery , demographics , complication , population , pediatrics , plastic surgery , demography , sociology , environmental health
Recent studies reviewing large patient databases suggested that age may be an independent risk factor for abdominoplasty. However, these investigations by design considered only short-term major complications.
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