performed a retrospective analysis of 179 reduction mammaplasty cases and found no statistically significant difference in complication rates based on BMI; however, there was a clear trend toward increasing complication rates with higher BMI values. 14 Our findings are consistent with the latter studies, suggesting that obesity alone may not significantly increase the risk of overall complications following reduction or therapeutic mammaplasty.
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Impact of body mass index on surgical outcomes and delay adjuvant treatment in patients undergoing therapeutic mammoplasty for breast cancer.
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