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    This study shows drainless abdominoplasty using progressive tension suturing (PTS) with running barbed sutures significantly reduces seroma risk. This technique offers a safer alternative to traditional surgical drains for abdominoplasty patients.

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    • Plastic Surgery
    • Surgical Innovation
    • Patient Outcomes

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    • Surgical drains are commonly used in abdominoplasty despite evidence favoring drainless techniques.
    • Progressive tension suturing (PTS) and advanced suture technologies have demonstrated reduced seroma rates.
    • Drainless procedures offer a superior risk profile compared to those using surgical drains.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate a large, multicenter patient series using a drainless abdominoplasty technique with running barbed sutures.
    • To assess the long-term efficacy and safety of this specific PTS method.
    • To compare outcomes with traditional drain-inclusive abdominoplasty.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective analysis of 445 abdominoplasty patients across two surgical centers over ten years.
    • Application of a drainless abdominoplasty technique utilizing running barbed sutures for progressive tension suturing (PTS).
    • Data collection included patient demographics, surgical procedures, and postoperative complications, with results analyzed by center and pooled.

    Main Results:

    • The majority of patients (82.7%) underwent drainless abdominoplasty alone; 12.4% had it combined with a body lift.
    • Overall postoperative complication rate was 7.4%.
    • The seroma rate was 4.7%, decreasing to 2.3% after technique modifications to reduce dead space, significantly lower than the 13% rate with drains.

    Conclusions:

    • Drainless abdominoplasty utilizing PTS with running barbed sutures is a reproducible technique for minimizing seroma risk.
    • This method provides comparable or superior outcomes to drainless abdominoplasty using interrupted sutures.
    • The findings support the broader adoption of drainless techniques in abdominoplasty surgery.