Mental and physical impact of body contouring procedures on post-bariatric surgery patients.
Singh D, Zahiri HR, Janes LE, Sabino J, Matthews JA, Bell RL, Thomson JG. Mental and physical impact of body contouring procedures on post-bariatric surgery patients. Eplasty 2012, 12: e47. PMID: 22993645, PMCID: PMC3443403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-bariatric surgery patientsShort Form Health SurveyQuality of lifeForm Health SurveySurgery patientsExcessive skinHealth SurveyControl groupPost-bariatric surgery populationWeight lossPlastic surgeryMassive weight lossCross-sectional studySignificant lower scoresBariatric surgeryObese patientsSurgery groupSurgery populationObese groupRole EmotionalSurgery showFunctional impairmentMental componentPatientsSurgeryPrognostication for body contouring surgery after bariatric surgery.
Singh D, Forte AJ, Zahiri HR, Janes LE, Sabino J, Matthews JA, Bell RL, Thomson JG. Prognostication for body contouring surgery after bariatric surgery. Eplasty 2012, 12: e46. PMID: 22993644, PMCID: PMC3443410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPercent excess weight lossExcess weight lossBody mass indexMean percent excess weight lossBariatric surgery patientsMass indexGroup IIGroup IWeight lossBariatric surgerySurgery patientsMean agePreoperative body mass indexExcess body weightGastric bypass surgeryPopulation of patientsUseful predictive factorWeight loss treatmentBypass surgeryPredictive factorsLoss treatmentPatientsSurgeryBody weightElicit factors