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Use of a tourniquet in panniculus resection
1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill, USA.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
The tourniquet technique is simple and provides an efficacious method for panniculectomy. Time spent during surgery and anesthesia can be offered. Furthermore, less fat necrosis can be anticipated because of the reduced use of electrocautery, which in turn should decrease the risk of seroma formation and infection.