Comparison of complications between in-hospital patients and out patients for aesthetic surgical procedures: a ten-year study.

On the basis of the clinical evidence and the statistical analysis of the 10-year survey, this study would confirm our hypothesis that in the surgical procedures performed-rhytidectomy and augmentation mammaplasty-there is no significant difference in the rate of serious complications between the inpatient group and the outpatient group. It would seem appropriate that further studies should be undertaken to evaluate other procedures and other ;complications. If we are to embark further on the course of out patient aesthetic surgery, we must strive for greater statistical knowledge in the area of complications and risk factors to evaluate our results better, keeping in mind our ultimate goal of continually improving our art.