Restoration of the jawline and the neck after bariatric surgery.
Bariatric surgery can result in massive, rapid weight loss. Patients who undergo this surgery can be left with significant facial and neck skin redundancy and may request restorative facial plastic surgery. Optimal results require a thorough understanding of the unique physiologic, metabolic, and anatomic findings in these patients. Modifications of standard rhytidectomy techniques are necessary to suit the specific features of the patient after bariatric surgery.
Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Anthony P
AP
Sclafani
D044964:Cervicoplasty; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D015361:Rhytidoplasty; D015431:Weight Loss