Demonstrates that closed-suction drains reduce complications in patients undergoing inferior pedicle reduction mammaplasty with liposuction, implying routine use during such procedures.
Adjunct liposuction increases complications in patients who underwent IP RM but not those who underwent SMP RM. Closed-suction drains mitigate T-point breakdown and seroma specifically in IP(+L) patients, supporting routine drain placement when liposuction is performed with IP.
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