R. M. Palacios Huatuco, M. F. Ramírez, H. F. Sala, H. F. Mayer
Plastic Surgery Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires University Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Summary
The formation of a seroma after abdominoplasty is one of the most common complications faced by plastic surgeons. A 59yearold man underwent lipoabdominoplasty and developed a large subcutaneous seroma that persisted for 7 months. Percutaneous sclerosis with talc was performed. We present the first report of chronic seroma after lipoabdominoplasty successfully treated with talc sclerosis.
Key words
talc – seromadesis – seroma – lipoabdominoplasty – abdominoplasty