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Excess skin problems among adolescents after bariatric surgery

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2020
Bariatric surgery results in significant and durable weight loss and improved health in severely obese adolescents. An important adverse consequence of the massive weight loss after bariatric surgery is excess skin and soft tissue. The prevalence and clinical characteristics of excess skin-related symptoms have been described in adults undergoing ...
S Christopher, Derderian, Lindel C, Dewberry, Luke, Patten, Thomas J, Sitzman, Alexander M, Kaizer, Todd M, Jenkins, Marc P, Michalsky, Changchun, Xie, James E, Mitchell, Thomas, Inge   +9 more
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Lymphedema Liposuction with Immediate Limb Contouring

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2019
Background:. Liposuction is the treatment of choice for solid predominant extremity lymphedema. The classic lymphedema liposuction technique does not remove skin excess created following bulk removal.
Wei F. Chen, MD, FACS, Wei-Feng Zeng, MD, Patrick J Hawkes, MD, Jeanette Man, MD, Mindy Bowen, RN   +4 more
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Augmentation mammaplasty by superolateral thoracic flap: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background The lateral chest wall is intimately associated with the esthetics of the breast. Patients with massive weight loss often have excess skin and fat in the lateral thoracic region causing functional, esthetic, and psychological discomfort.
Elise Lupon, Benoit Chaput, Thomas Meresse   +2 more
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Segmental neurofibromatosis presenting with congenital excessive skin folds

Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2015
Segmental neurofibromatosis (SNF) is a rare type of neurofibromatosis (NF-1) resulting from post-zygotic somatic mutations in the neurofibromin gene that leads to mosaicism. Reported manifestations of SNF include neurofibromas, freckling, or café-au-lait spots limited to a single body region or limb. We present a 5-month-old male referred to our ...
Alexander M. Helfand, Ariella Nouriel, Jonah Zisquit, Aviv Barzilai, Shoshana Greenberger   +4 more
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Physical measurements and patients' perception of excess skin on arms and thighs before and after bariatric surgery

, 2022
Background Bariatric surgery is an effective weight loss method for patients with obesity. One side effect of bariatric surgery is uncomfortable excess skin.
Ockell, Jonas,, Elander, Anna,, Staalesen, Trude,, Biörserud, Christina,, Fagevik Olsén, Monika,   +4 more
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Understanding the Long-Term Effects of Inverted-T-Abdominoplasty on Quality of Life: Insights from Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients

Life
Background: Body contouring procedures following massive weight loss (MWL) are in increasing demand, with abdominoplasty emerging as one of the most frequently sought options to address excess skin and contour issues.
Adrian Matthias Vater, Jasmin Fietz, Lennart Erik Schultze-Mosgau, Philipp Edmund Lamby, Klaus Erich Gerauer, Karsten Schmidt, Rafael Gregor Jakubietz, Michael Georg Jakubietz   +7 more
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liposuction assisted de-epithelialization pull-through technique for management of grade IIB and III gynecomastia

Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2023
Background: Gynecomastia is an abnormal and benign enlargement of male breast tissue. It occurs as a result of an imbalance between estrogen and androgen levels that may be due to a physiological or pathological cause.
Rowan Elhadidy, Ahmed ibrahim, Omar Shoman, Ahmed El sherifa   +3 more
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Two Cases of Lower Body Contouring with [PDF]

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012
Massive weight loss results in skin excess, leading to an unsatisfying body contour. Variousthigh lift procedures can correct flabby skin in the lower leg. We present a lower bodycontouring technique with a report on two patients.
Hyun Ho Han, Sang Wha Kim, Je Won Seo, Jung Ho Lee, Deuk Young Oh, Sang Tae Ahn, Jong Won Rhie   +6 more
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Nipple–Areola Complex Reconstruction Using a Skin Graft and Nipple Sharing after Wise-pattern Central Lumpectomy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Summary. Patients with central breast cancers historically underwent mastectomy, as the aesthetic implications of removing the nipple–areola complex and central breast tissue left disfiguring defects after breast conservation.
Jean-Claude D. Schwartz, MD, PhD
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The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
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