Abatangelo S, et al. - In this study, researchers tested if closed incision negative-pressure therapy (ciNPT) systems could improve surgical outcomes in a retrospective case-control series of post-bariatric patients undergoing an abdominoplasty. They recognized no discomfort to be associated with the use of ciNPT. In patients treated with ciNPT, surgical wounds healed two times faster compared to controls. ciNPT was associated with a significantly lower rate of minor local complications (0%) compared to controls (80%), leading to shorter hospitalization, less dressing changes, and lower costs for the care of wounds with minor complications. Thereby suggesting ciNPT to be efficacious in reducing the rate of minor local complications in post-bariatric patients undergoing body-contouring procedures, improving surgical outcomes and treatment costs.