Archive for March, 2022
Patient Safety in Abdominoplasty

Dr. Pannucci was asked to speak at the 2022 ASPS Spring Meeting on risk for deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in the legs) and pulmonary embolus (blood clots in the lungs) after abdominoplasty surgery. While the risk is generally low (1 in 500, or 0.2% in the general abdominoplasty population), the complication can be devastating. […]
Safe Surgery After COVID

Safe Surgery After COVID: Dr. Pannucci was asked to speak at the 2022 Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting on when COVID positive patients can safely have elective surgery. This talk is based on best available data in February 2022, and applies to elective surgery patients only