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Skin sensory function in post-bariatric patients-implications for selection of post-bariatric abdominal body-contouring techniques.
Sir, With great interest I have read the article “Skin Sensory Function in Obesity and After Obesity (Post-Bariatric Patients)” by Bussolaro et al. [1]. The authors describe a phenomenon that is encountered clinically quite frequently in patients presenting for post-bariatric abdominal body contouring after massive weight loss: patients complain about a decreased sensitivity in the abdominal dr...
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Aim: A negative effect of massive weight loss is the development of excess skin. Excess skin causes both physical and psychological problems for those affected and their families. The overall aim of this thesis was to improve the knowledge of the prevalence and associated problems of excess skin in post bariatric patients and to evaluate the outcome of abdominoplasty regarding HRQL. Patients an...
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BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery, particularly the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is currently the most effective method of sustainable weight loss for the morbidly obese patient population. Unfortunately, the nutritional adequacy of the postoperative diet has frequently been overlooked, and in the months to years that follow, many nutritional deficiencies have become apparent. Furthermore, once weight ...
متن کاملThe 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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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Plastic Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1535-2188,1536-0067
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-932442