The Desire for Body Contouring Surgery after Bariatric Surgery |
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Authors: | James E Mitchell Ross D Crosby Troy W Ertelt Joanna M Marino David B Sarwer J Kevin Thompson Kathryn L Lancaster Heather Simonich L Michael Howell |
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Institution: | (1) The Neuropsychiatric Research Institute and the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, USA;(2) The Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, Fargo, ND, USA;(3) The Departments of Psychiatry and Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA;(4) The Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA;(5) MeritCare Health Care System, Fargo, ND, USA;(6) Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 120 South 8th Street, Fargo, ND, USA |
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Abstract: | 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 patients who have undergone bariatric surgery receive or desire body contouring surgery or regarding how satisfied
these patients are with the hanging skin in certain body areas.
Methods Seventy individuals (out of 250 who were mailed the questionnaire) who had undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery 6–10 years
previously completed a questionnaire, which obtained information regarding their experiences with as well as their desire
for body contouring surgery and more general body area satisfaction.
Results Thirty three of the seventy patients reported having undergone a total of 38 body contouring procedures. The most common were
abdominoplasties (24.3%), breast lifts (8.6%), and thigh lifts (7.1%). However, subjects were not uniformly satisfied with
body areas that had undergone body contouring surgery; some found the areas unattractive. The majority of patients, at least
to some extent, desired body contouring surgery, often in several areas, most notably the waist/abdomen, rear/buttock, upper
arms, and chest/breast.
Conclusion Paralleling the increasing use of bariatric surgery is an increasing desire for body contouring surgery. Most patients desire
body contouring surgery after bariatric surgery. However, third party payors usually do not reimburse for such procedures. |
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Keywords: | Body contouring Bariatrics |
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