title: Histological alterations following bariatric surgery: pilot study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Macroscopic clinical evidence of tissue damaging following bariatric surgery pushed plastic surgeons to presume microscopic alterations as well.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five preliminary cases studied randomly, and compared with healthy tissues, confirmed these initial suspects. A deeper and wider study has then been structured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Preliminary results are so evident to encourage us to carry on an estimated 2-3 years multidisciplinary study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  What we want to study is if histological post-bariatric alterations are confirmed, and if these can be considered responsible for higher complication rate in body contouring following bariatric surgery.
authors.affiliation: San Martino University Hospital, Genova, GE, 16132, Italy. franco.migliori@fastwebnet.it
authors.forename: Franco Carlo
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Migliori
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Robello
authors.forename: Jean L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ravetti
authors.forename: Giuseppe M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Marinari
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D015904:Biliopancreatic Diversion; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D020405:Dermis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013997:Time Factors