title: Lessons Learned After 15 Years of Circumferential Bodylift Surgery.
abstract: Circumferential bodylift is a powerful procedure for achieving dramatic and natural body contouring changes in the massive weight loss patient. The care of these patients has raised our awareness of several important issues including safety, nutritional status, skin quality, recurrent laxity, surgical steps, and postoperative scars. Integration of this knowledge with various technical modifications over the last 15 years has improved our care for this cohort. We have not only seen a rise in the number of surgeries performed, but also the development of principles, techniques, and details that the authors feel necessary to share to achieve improved contour and more predictable outcomes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4: Therapeutic.
authors.affiliation: Dr Small is an Aesthetic Fellow and Dr Kenkel is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Dr Kenkel is also the Associate Editor of Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ). Mr Constantine is a Medical Student, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, TX. Dr Eaves is a Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Emory University; Medical Director of the Emory Aesthetic Center and Emory Ambulatory Surgery Center, Atlanta, GA; and Evidence-Based Medicine Hub Co-editor of ASJ.
authors.forename: Kevin H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Small
authors.affiliation: Dr Small is an Aesthetic Fellow and Dr Kenkel is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Dr Kenkel is also the Associate Editor of Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ). Mr Constantine is a Medical Student, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, TX. Dr Eaves is a Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Emory University; Medical Director of the Emory Aesthetic Center and Emory Ambulatory Surgery Center, Atlanta, GA; and Evidence-Based Medicine Hub Co-editor of ASJ.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Constantine
authors.affiliation: Dr Small is an Aesthetic Fellow and Dr Kenkel is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Dr Kenkel is also the Associate Editor of Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ). Mr Constantine is a Medical Student, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, TX. Dr Eaves is a Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Emory University; Medical Director of the Emory Aesthetic Center and Emory Ambulatory Surgery Center, Atlanta, GA; and Evidence-Based Medicine Hub Co-editor of ASJ.
authors.forename: Felmont F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Eaves
authors.affiliation: Dr Small is an Aesthetic Fellow and Dr Kenkel is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Dr Kenkel is also the Associate Editor of Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ). Mr Constantine is a Medical Student, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, TX. Dr Eaves is a Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Emory University; Medical Director of the Emory Aesthetic Center and Emory Ambulatory Surgery Center, Atlanta, GA; and Evidence-Based Medicine Hub Co-editor of ASJ.
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kenkel
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015431:Weight Loss