title: Circumferential torsoplasty.
abstract: Abdominoplasty procedures are often unsatisfactory in correcting body deformities remaining after massive weight loss. Lateral flanks, hip rolls and buttock ptosis need also to be addressed surgically. To achieve a more noticeable improvement in body contour, a circumferential torsoplasty procedure was performed in 30 patients during the years 1993-1997. Twenty of them had had a gastroplasty procedure before with a mean weight loss of 49.5 kg. Mean operative time was 210 min (range 150-420 min). The total resection weight ranged from 2 to 8.96 kg (mean 4.3 kg). Mean operative blood loss was 635 ml (range 300-1900 min). The mean hospital stay was 12 days. Minor complications occurred in four patients and major complications in one. Both patients and surgeons considered the outcome very satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Van Geertruyden
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vandeweyer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Fontaine
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Goldschmidt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duchateau
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015431:Weight Loss