Pregnancy after weight loss surgery: a commentary

Cosmetic Surgery After Massive Weight Loss

I reviewed this book with interest, which I found invaluable in many aspects. This book falls in 214 pages and divided into 11 chapters, and has a good hard paper cover. The book starts with a brief description of the most common bariatric surgical procedure, which is well illustrated to provide vast information on these procedures. It guides the reader through the aftermath of the bariatric su...

Plastic Surgery after Massive Weight Loss.

Bariatric surgery rates have increased in the United States concurrent with the rise in obesity. As a result of the massive weight loss from these surgeries, patients are left with a different set of functional and cosmetic issues related to excess skin. Plastic surgery has evolved to treat these unique issues faced by this patient population and has demonstrated beneficial effects. This articl...

[Body contouring surgery after massive weight loss].

After massive weight loss, former obese patients have adipose and cutaneous excess, the skin has lost all its elasticity. Functional and psychological consequences can be significant. Between January 2000 and January 2005, 122 patients underwent some kind of plastic surgery following massive weight loss. In more than 90% of thecases, patients underwent abdominoplasty, associated with liposuctio...

Weight Loss Surgery Comparison

Commentary: multivitamins and early pregnancy loss.

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