Complications after Breast Surgery Are More Common in Obese Women

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 10:00 in Health & Medicine

Obese women are at substantially higher risk of complications following breast surgery, according to a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(r), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

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