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METHODS: Patients underwent primary abdominoplasty at a single center were retrospectively reviewed. Bodylift, lipoabdominoplasties, panniculectomies, secondary operations and pain management with patient controlled epidural analgesia were excluded. There were a total of 123 patients, whom 61 were eligible for this study. Patients were divided into two groups on basis of the pain pump use: pain pump group (24 patients) and the control group (37 patients). Patient demographics, perioperative parameters, postoperative complications, total morphine equivalents and hospital stay were compared. Primary outcome was the total amount of opioid use during the hospital stay. Secondary outcomes were the length of hospital stay and early postoperative complications (<30 days).