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01.04.2013 | Clinical Research
Quality of Life and Body Image After Circumferential Body Lifting of the Lower Trunk: a Prospective Clinical Trial
Erschienen in: Obesity Surgery | Ausgabe 4/2013
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Background
Plastic surgery after massive weight loss remains a fast growing subspecialty. However, very few studies exist that investigate the quality of life and psychological outcome after body lift surgery.
Methods
Twenty-seven patients (25 females and 2 males) who had undergone bariatric surgery were scheduled for circumferential body lifting of the lower trunk. The patients, aged 21–58 years (mean = 39.9, SD = 10.9), underwent surgery in our department of plastic and reconstructive surgery between 2008 and 2010. All participants took part in two psychological examinations on a voluntary basis and completed the prospective pre–post study.
Results
Post-weight loss surgery improves the quality of life and body image.
Conclusions
It is therefore an important part in the interdisciplinary treatment of the massive weight loss patient.