Nine people
undergoing abdominoplasty, more commonly known as a tummy tuck, volunteered to test the new bandage.
The study included 214 women
undergoing abdominoplasty with repair of the abdominal muscles at nine Australian plastic surgery centers.
In an earlier round of testing, 200 people who had
undergone abdominoplasty — a tummy - tuck surgery that entails a foot - long incision — were randomly assigned to receive the new drug — oliceridine — or morphine or a placebo following surgery.
Not exact matches
The women
underwent several different types of
abdominoplasty surgery; the improvements in back pain and incontinence were similar regardless of the technique used.