title: Belt lipectomy: procedure and outcomes.
abstract: Belt lipectomy includes the traditional abdominoplasty or panniculectomy with excision extended laterally around the entire trunk. This technique yields a lateral thigh and buttock lift, and when combined with liposuction is used to improve contour of the thighs. The focus of this paper is to describe current surgery for body contouring of the entire trunk and our experience at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) with 32 belt lipectomies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Heddens
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome