Association of Body Mass Index With Postoperative Complications After Chest Masculinization Surgery
Higher BMI was associated with increased risk of surgical site infection and adverse aesthetic outcomes following CMS. Major complications remained rare. Surgeons should avoid using BMI as an absolute contraindication and adopt a risk-stratified approach to guide care.
Authors
- Calvin R. Schuster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1161-9127)
- Bashar Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4037-8740)
- Margaret Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5015-118X)
- Armina Azizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6154-3856)
- Fan Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9455-1767)
- Camille Blackman
Institutions
- Illinois College (US)
- Brown University (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004493
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00