Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Healing Abdominal Incision in Obese Patients Undergoing Breast Reconstruction Surgery

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the impact of negative pressure wound therapy on wound healing as measured by wound dehiscence rate. II. Long-term follow-up on wound healing complications. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups. GROUP I: Patients receive wound care with a standard dressing (bandage) after surgery for 7 days. GROUP II: Patients receive negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after surgery for 7 days. After completion of study, patients are followed up at 2 weeks, and at 1 and 3 months.