Arm contouring after massive weight loss: Liposuction-assisted brachioplasty versus standard technique
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Upper Arm Contouring with Brachioplasty after Massive Weight Loss
BACKGROUND As the obese population increases in Korea, the number of patients who are trying to lose weight has been increasing steadily. In these patients, skin laxity and deformation of the body contour occurs, which could possibly be corrected by various body contouring surgeries. Here, we introduce the brachioplasty method and our experience of various body contouring surgeries performed in...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0974-2077
DOI: 10.4103/jcas.jcas_102_17