Abdominoplasty may be applied to achieve aesthetic outcome and it also can be combined with
other surgeries. In addition, liposuction has been offered to patients to improve contour. Liposuction
combined with abdominoplasty gives us the advantage of higher patient satisfaction, better aesthetic
outcome, and one-staged surgery. The authors performed a retrospective study to evaluate the
outcomes. A total of 6 patients who underwent lipoabdominoplasty were included. The patients were
all female and the mean age of the patients was 50.5 years old (age range, 32 to 58 years). This study
surveyed lipoabdominoplasty based on the purpose of operation, type of suture, and application of
quilting suture. Complication rates, patient satisfaction, and postoperative contour of the abdomen
were questioned. A mild abdominal complication occurred in one patient, flap bullae, but this was
healed within a week and overall flap survival was excellent with good satisfactory outcome. It
appears that complication rates of simple lipoabdominoplasty group is low (1/6), and only minor
complication occurs. Preservation of perforators during liposuction accounts for improved flap
survival. In addition, abdominoplasty may be combined with other abdominal surgeries since other
abdominal surgeries usually involve the lower abdomen, which will eventually be cut away curing the
abdominoplasty stage. (Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 17: 127, 2011)