title: Complications in postbariatric body contouring: strategies for assessment and prevention.
abstract: Massive weight loss patients present specific challenges to the plastic surgeon. Review of these issues may be valuable for the surgeon who does not specialize in this area. Obtaining excellent results involves a comprehensive perioperative approach, beginning with proper patient selection and appropriate expectations. Operative considerations such as hypothermia prevention and thromboembolic prophylaxis can play a role in improving outcomes and reducing morbidity. Appropriately focused postoperative care completes the surgical plan, leading to satisfying results for both patient and surgeon.
authors.affiliation: North Bethesda and Baltimore, Md.; and Pittsburgh, Pa. From private practice; the Department of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Reconstructive Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; and the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michaels
authors.forename: Devin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coon
authors.forename: J Peter
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*