poor scarring, unnatural contours, long recovery time, and inconsistent results. Over the past 15 years, with the large increases in the number of people with excess skin, skin removal surgery has undergone several improvements. One innovation, the body...
Postbariatric plastic surgeryBackground: Excess skin is well known after massive weight loss but, there is missing knowledge from various groups.Elander, AnnaBiorserud, ChristinaStaalesen, TrudeOckell, JonasOlsen, Monika FagevikDept Plast Surg Gothenburg SwedenSurgery for obesity and related diseases...
Only AFTER you reach your long term body fat percentage goal should you give thought to "excess skin removal." At that point, admittedly, there are bound to be a few isolated cases where surgery is necessary if you can’t live with the amount of loose skin remaining. However, unless ...
At the same time, they expressed ambivalence with regards to removing the excess skin by means of plastic surgery. Through their own and other women`s experiences they learned removing the excess skin by means of surgery could be a double-edged sword. By illuminating the experiences of the ...
Gynecologic-obstetric changes after loss of massive excess weight following bariatric surgery. A clinical study was undertaken to assess gynecologic-obstetric changes in morbidly obese women who lost greater than or equal to 50% of their excess weigh......
Calcium is the fifth most abundant element in the earth’s crust (after oxygen, silicon, aluminum, and iron): 2.96 percent by weight. It migrates vigorously and accumulates in various geochemical systems, forming 385 minerals (the fourth largest number of minerals formed by an element). The ...
The removal of both adrenals eliminates the clinical signs and laboratory alterations of Cushing's disease. In these patients, any remaining pituitary tumour continues to grow and secrete excess ACTH, causing hyperpigmentation. This condition is called Nelson's syn- drome. In rare cases, after ...
they learned removing the excess skin by means of surgery could be a double-edged sword. By illuminating the experiences of the ones undergoing such changes our article offers new insight in a scholarly debate predominated by medical research documenting the positive outcomes of weight loss surgery...
Weight lossQuestionnaireAbdominoplastyPostbariatric plastic surgeryExcess skin is well known after massive weight loss but, there is missing knowledge from various groups. To describe and compare excess skin in a reference population during obesity, after obesity surgery, and after reconstructive abdomino...
Excess skin after weight loss following bariatric surgery: focus on the abdomenWaist circumferenceExcess skinHealth-related quality of lifePtosisPannusSymptomsIndicationsBackground: The majority of postbariatric patients experience major problems from excess skin, with most desiring abdominoplasty.Elander, ...