Use of PlasmaJet system in patients undergoing abdominal lipectomy following massive weight loss resulting from bariatric surgery: early experience.

Background: Abdominoplasty has become a popular operation among patients seeking body contouring surgery due to the recent development of laparoscopic procedures in bariatric surgery and the epidemic diffusion of obesity. The wide surface of dissection is responsible for common postoperative complications such as seroma and hematoma.

Methods: PlasmaJet system (PJS), a high energy flow of ionized gas, can be used to stop capillary bleeding from blood and lymph vessels.