Brachioplasty after massive weight loss: analyzing wound healing and risk factors for dehiscence

Autoři: C. D. Rojas Gutiérrez ¹; P. Carvallo Maiocco ¹; E. Zúñiga Garza ¹; M. Guitián González ¹; J. Said Haro Cruz ¹; F. S. Herrán Motta ²; E. Camacho Quintero ³
Působiště autorů: Plastic Surgery Resident. Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE, Mexico City, Mexico ¹; Chief of Post-bariatric Reconstruction. Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE, Mexico City, Mexico ²; Chief of Chronic Wound Care. Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE, Mexico City, Mexico ³
Vyšlo v časopise: ACTA CHIRURGIAE PLASTICAE, 67, 3, 2025, pp. 160-166
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/ccachp2025160

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Piero Carvallo Maiocco, MD

Av. San Lorenzo 502

Mexico City, Mexico

pierocarvallo@gmail.com

Submitted: 2. 8. 2025

Accepted: 3. 9. 2025