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Massive Panniculectomy after Massive Weight Loss
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2006Massive weight loss, defined as loss of 50 percent of excess weight, often results in laxity and redundancy of the abdominal skin, causing disabling rashes, pain, physical limitation, back strain, and cosmetic deformity. The heavier the panniculus, the more marked the symptoms.
Michele A, Manahan, Michele A, Shermak
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Facelift in Patients with Massive Weight Loss
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2019Significant volume deflation and redundant inelastic skin is seen after massive weight loss (MWL). These changes parallel those found with natural aging; thus, patients exhibit accelerated facial aging appearance. A facelift procedure may enhance the cervicofacial contour and reduce the apparent age in MWL patients; nonetheless, fully correcting this ...
Rafael A, Couto +2 more
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Brachioplasty in the Massive Weight Loss Patient
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2008The arm deformity encountered in most patients who have had massive weight loss is severe. The excess crosses the axilla as an extension of the posterior axillary fold. Surgical treatment requires crossing the axilla with the excision. The authors describe a surgical technique that they have found to be powerful and effective. The position of the final
Al, Aly, Shehab, Soliman, Albert, Cram
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Maintenance of Weight Loss after Body Contouring Surgery for Massive Weight Loss
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2008Weight loss can be achieved through gastric bypass surgery or diet. Surgery has been reported to be more effective in achieving long-term weight loss. The authors aimed to determine whether massive weight loss is maintained or improved after body contouring.Seventy patients underwent body contouring surgery after massive weight loss from January of ...
Michele A, Shermak +2 more
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Reconstructive Procedures after Massive Weight Loss
Obesity Surgery, 2007Following excess weight loss in many patients, a dermolipectomy of the abdomen, arms and thighs becomes necessary. This kind of operation was offered to 88 former morbidly obese patients after having lost between 50% and 75% of their excess weight.Abdomen: Because of a distinct pannus, a dermolipectomy was performed in 66 females and 16 males.
Anna Maria, Wolf, Hans Werner, Kuhlmann
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Thigh Reduction in the Massive Weight Loss Patient
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2008With the variety of bariatric procedures available today, there is a steadily growing stream of massive weight loss patients. Although there have been major advances in upper extremity and upper and lower truncal contouring, the lower extremity often remains the most difficult to treat. Historically, thigh reductions were designed to treat minor medial
Albert, Cram, Al, Aly
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Body Contouring Following Massive Weight Loss
Obesity Surgery, 2004Obesity and its associated medical morbidities carry substantial health risk. While massive weight loss allows improvement in health status and lifestyle, physical sequelae due to symptomatic skin redundancy still require treatment. Areas affected include the arms, breasts, abdomen, back, and thighs.
Jesse, Taylor, Michele, Shermak
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The Massive Weight Loss Patient
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 1975These patients present a unique problem to the plastic surgeon who is accustomed to excising small to moderate amounts of redundancy of isolated areas such as the arms, abdomen, thighs, or breasts. Here he is confronted with massive redundancy of skin in all of these areas, plus the back, buttocks, and other sundry areas.
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Breast Reshaping After Massive Weight Loss
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2019The technique of dermal suspension, parenchymal reshaping mastopexy is a useful procedure for patients with massive weight loss with a typical presentation. The operation is tailored to the individual deformity, powerfully reshapes the breast, and can be safely combined with other commonly performed procedures.
Omar E, Beidas, J Peter, Rubin
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Arm Contouring in the Massive-Weight-Loss Patient
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2019Brachioplasty is an increasingly popular procedure performed for improved arm contour in the massive-weight-loss population. There are challenging deformities presented in this population, such as redundant skin, posterior arm lipodystrophy, and loosening of fascial layers of the upper arm and chest wall that must be addressed to achieve successful ...
Paige L, Myers, Ronald P, Bossert
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