Body-contouring surgery following bariatric surgery: do we need to provide this service?
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The desire for body contouring surgery after bariatric surgery.
BACKGROUND Obesity has become far more prevalent over the last few decades. In parallel, bariatric surgery has been increasingly utilized as a method of treatment. This appears to be having an impact on the rate of body contouring surgery for hanging redundant skin after the massive weight loss that usually results from bariatric surgery. Little literature is available addressing how frequently...
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عنوان ژورنال: ANZ Journal of Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1445-1433
DOI: 10.1111/ans.13294