[National survey of the deep vein thrombosis in plastic and aesthetic surgery, consequences and guidelines].

This first French national survey of the deep vein thrombosis and embolism risk during plastic and aesthetic surgery shows the reality of this complication. Eighty percent of the french plastic surgeons had deep vein thrombosis in their patients and 53% had pulmonary embolism. There are no guidelines in our speciality in French. The author reviews the bibliography and guidelines of all the other societies around the world as experts' recommendations during the national congress of the French Plastic Reconstructrice and Aesthetic Surgery (SOF.CPRE) in 2004.