2012
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 componentPatientsSurgery
1998
The Preconditioned TRAM Flap: Preliminary Clinical Experience
Restifo R, Thomson J. The Preconditioned TRAM Flap: Preliminary Clinical Experience. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 1998, 41: 343-347. PMID: 9788213, DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199810000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRAM flapFat necrosisIschemic preconditioningMusculocutaneous flapPartial flap failure rateTransverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flapAcute ischemic preconditioningHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsRectus abdominis musculocutaneous flapFlap failure rateHigh-risk groupPartial flap lossPreliminary clinical experienceObese patientsFree TRAMClinical efficacyFlap lossClinical experiencePatientsClinical situationsPreliminary experienceFlapUnderserved areasNecrosis