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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Nov;130(5):991–1000. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318267efc5

Table 6.

Complications for Implants vs. Flaps by Obesity Classification

Class I Obesity (BMI 30–34.9 kg/m2)
Implant
N=275		 Flap
N=406		 P value
Overall Complications 87 (31.6%) 172 (42.3%) <0.01
Loss of Reconstruction 31 (11.3%) 6 (1.5%) <0.01
Class II Obesity (BMI 35-39.9 kg/m2)
Implant
N=107		 Flap
N=110		 P value
Overall Complications 48 (44.8%) 65 (40.9%) 0.59
Loss of Reconstruction 25 (23.4%) 2 (1.8%) <0.01
Class III Obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2)
Implant
N=60		 Flap
N=32		 P value
Overall Complications 25 (40%) 15 (46.8%) 0.68
Loss of Reconstruction 14 (23.3%) 0 (0%) <0.01

BMI, body mass index