High-Precision Electrosurgical Scalpel for Scarpa Sparing Abdominoplasty - Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Efficacy and Safety.

Aesthetic plastic surgery 2026 Vol.50(7) p. 2647-2657

Castro-Pinto S, Gandra G, Barros AS, Rebelo M, Peres H, Costa-Ferreira A

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Abstract

[BACKGROUND] The dissection technique can influence abdominoplasty complication rates. New "bovie" tips have been developed to minimize thermal damage and optimize tissue dissection.

[OBJECTIVES] The purpose of the present study was to perform a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of the dissection technique on several outcomes and complications after a Scarpa-sparing abdominoplasty, comparing a high-precision electrosurgical scalpel (HPES) with the conventional electroscalpel.

[METHODS] This prospective study was conducted at a single medical facility between June 2020 and February 2022 and enrolled patients who underwent Scarpa-sparing abdominoplasty. Forty female patients were included in the study and randomly assigned to either abdominoplasty performed using the conventional "bovie" tip (Group A) or a similar procedure using the HPES tip (Group B). The following variables were analyzed: patient characteristics, duration of suction drain use, drain output, complications (local and systemic), unscheduled visits, readmissions, and reoperation requirements.

[RESULTS] Both groups exhibited similar general characteristics, differing only in body mass index. The HPES group showed a 23.6% significant reduction in total drain output and a trend toward lower daily outputs, peaking on day two with a 60.0% reduction in drain output. Local and systemic complications were similar, except for a trend toward lower wound dehiscence in the HPES group. Notably, no systemic complications occurred in either group.

[CONCLUSION] Our findings support the safety and efficacy of the HPES tip for Scarpa-sparing abdominoplasty. This pilot randomized controlled trial demonstrated the benefits of substantially reducing drain output.

[LEVEL OF EVIDENCE II] This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

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유형영어 표현한국어 / 풀이UMLS CUI출처등장
시술 abdominoplasty 복부성형술 dict 6
해부 tip 코끝 dict 3
해부 Scarpa scispacy 1
해부 tissue scispacy 1
합병증 wound scispacy 1
합병증 wound dehiscence 상처열개 dict 1
약물 HPES → high-precision electrosurgical scalpel scispacy 1
약물 [BACKGROUND] The scispacy 1
약물 [OBJECTIVES] scispacy 1
기타 patients scispacy 1
기타 patient scispacy 1

MeSH Terms

Humans; Abdominoplasty; Female; Pilot Projects; Prospective Studies; Electrosurgery; Adult; Middle Aged; Treatment Outcome; Cicatrix; Postoperative Complications

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