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Lower Body Contouring after Massive Weight Loss at Zagazig University Hospitals

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Plastic Surgery

Abstract

Background: Body contouring after massive weight loss bariatric surgeries exhibits a great challenge for the plastic surgeon, especially the lower part of the body. Aim of the work: to manage and evaluate results of lower body contouring after massive weight loss. Subjects and methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted in Plastic Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University Hospitals on ten patients undergoing lower body contouring after massive weight loss. Full medical assessment, scar placement and meticulous marking, surgical procedure and post operative care. Results: mean of Patient satisfaction on a scale from zero to 10 was 9 ± 1.26, most of operated cases had no complications (70 %), and there was significant positive correlation between lipoaspirate amount and hospital stay. Conclusion: Lower body lift is an extremely effective procedure to restore body contour in postbariatric patients. Careful preoperative marking, team work and a few surgical tips are the keys for a procedure that is both safe for the patient and satisfactory for the surgeon.

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2020.29296.1838

Keywords

BMI, lipoaspirate, baraiatric surgery, body contouring, Abdominoplasty

Authors

First Name

Ahmad

Last Name

Ezzat

MiddleName

Alaa

Affiliation

Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig , Egypt

Email

ahmadalaa_ahly@hotmail.com

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First Name

Yehia

Last Name

Awaad

MiddleName

Zakaria

Affiliation

Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig , Egypt

Email

yehiaz71@hotmail.com

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First Name

Ayman

Last Name

Mehanna

MiddleName

Fikry

Affiliation

Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig , Egypt

Email

aymanfikry73@hotmail.com

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First Name

Mostafa

Last Name

El Aidy

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig , Egypt

Email

elaidy4u@gmail.com

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Volume

28

Article Issue

6

Related Issue

37452

Issue Date

2022-11-01

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2020-05-12

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2022-11-01

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1,274

Page End

1,280

Print ISSN

1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/article_101483.html

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273

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Publication Title

Zagazig University Medical Journal

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Lower Body Contouring after Massive Weight Loss at Zagazig University Hospitals

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22 Jan 2023