title: [Body contouring after massive weight loss].
abstract: With the advent of bariatric surgery, body contouring has grown to a new speciality in plastic surgery. Following massive weight loss, patients generally have skin redundancy on the trunk, buttocks, breast, upper arms, thighs and face, leading to a poor quality of life and social acceptance. This condition motivates many patients to consult a plastic surgeon to address these problems. Thus, plastic surgery has become an integral part of the surgical treatment of the morbidly obese. The aim of post-bariatric plastic surgery should be to restore a normal body image of the patient with as few surgeries as possible and with a tolerable risk. This article addresses different plastic surgery procedures that can be successfully applied in order to correct various body contouring deformities. Patient selection, technical details, pre- and postoperative care, possible complications and expected results are all discussed.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Plastische und Handchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg [nl]Erich-Lexer-Klinik, Freiburg, Interdisziplinäres Adipositas-Zentrum des Universitätsklinikums Freiburg, Germany. nestor.torio.padron@uniklinik-freiburg.de
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Torio-Padron
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000534:rehabilitation; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D015431:Weight Loss