Reconstructive pelvic surgery and plastic surgery: safety and efficacy of combined surgery

Hysterectomy with Concurrent Panniculectomy

“…In addition, operative times were not significantly greater than those in the group undergoing plastic surgery alone. 24 In contrast, Hardy et al showed a wound infection rate of 21.4 percent in morbidly obese women who underwent hysterectomy alone, and a 5.4 percent infection rate when this procedure was combined with panniculectomy. They also found that combined procedures reduced the incidence of intraoperative complications and postoperative wound complications without significantly increasing operative time or blood loss.…”

Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Combined Abdominoplasty and Gynecologic Surgery

“…7 Recently, Craig et al observed an increase in minor complications, operative times, and length of hospital stay when compared with the control group. 10 These findings led the authors to recommend caution and careful selection for patients undergoing such procedures.…”

Outcomes and Safety of the Combined Abdominoplasty-Hysterectomy: A Preliminary Study

“…Some groups believe that the combined procedure results in increased complications, particularly in an increased incidence of pulmonary embolus [2][3][4]. One study discouraged ABP combined with cesarean delivery due to increased complications and unsatisfactory aesthetic outcomes [17].…”

“…However, since it was first described in 1986, there has been ongoing debate regarding the outcomes and safety of the ABP-HYS. Certain groups have reported that the combined procedure resulted in increased complications, particularly in an increased incidence of pulmonary embolus [2][3][4][5]. More recently, others have indicated that ABP-HYS is safe and does not result in an increase in complication rates when compared to ABP and HYS on separate dates [1,[6][7][8][9][10].…”