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Complications and Level of Satisfaction After Abdominoplasty Post-bariatric Surgery

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With the worldwide increase of obesity, bariatric surgery is expanding proportionally. Surgery is the only treatment resulting in long-term, sustained weight loss and decrease in comorbidities but also comes along with unsightly excessive and lax skin. Following bariatric procedures an increasing number of patients are seeking body contouring surgery. The goal of post-bariatric body contouring is to optimize the results obtained from bariatric surgery with surgical removal of the excess tissue.

But this type of procedure is associated with high complication rates that affect negatively in the patient satisfaction, long hospital stays, and cost. Body contouring treatment after massive weight loss requires attention by patients and professionals; it is necessary to optimize patient selection, appropriate timing of surgery, and evaluate the impact of abdominoplasty on the quality of life and quantify the psychological effects resulting from these procedures based on the self-perception of body image and self-esteem and the importance of managing expectations for the patients who desire plastic surgery.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitario “Morales Meseguer”, Murcia, Spain

    María Luisa García-García M.D. & José Luis Aguayo-Albasini M.D, PhD

  2. Campus de Excelencia Internacional “Campus Mare Nostrum” University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain

    María Luisa García-García M.D. & José Luis Aguayo-Albasini M.D, PhD

  3. Departamento de Cirugía General, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Av. Marqués de los Vélez s/n, Murcia, 30008, Spain

    María Luisa García-García M.D.

  4. Jefe de cirugía, Profesor titular de cirugía, Universidad de Medicina, Murcia, España

    José Luis Aguayo-Albasini M.D, PhD

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García-García, M.L., Aguayo-Albasini, J.L. (2016). Complications and Level of Satisfaction After Abdominoplasty Post-bariatric Surgery. In: Di Giuseppe, A., Shiffman, M. (eds) Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of the Abdomen. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20004-0_47

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