Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: This is a retrospective review of patients who underwent obesity surgery with or without body contouring at a single institution from 2000 to 2005. Charts were reviewed for demographic, medical, and surgical information. The primary outcome of interest was the difference in weight loss maintenance among patients who underwent body contouring versus those who did not. RESULTS: A total of 318 patients were included for analysis in this study, of which 70 underwent obesity surgery with body contouring and 248 underwent obesity surgery without body contouring. The mean change in BMI among patients who did not undergo body contouring was 19.7 kg/m2. The mean change in BMI among patients who underwent body contouring was 22.1 kg/m2. Among patients who underwent body contouring surgery, 2.9% (2/70) of patients did not maintain at least a 20% decrease in body weight during the entire follow-up period (mean follow-up time 92.2 months). Among patients who did not undergo body contouring surgery, 10% (25/248) of patients did not maintain at least a 20% decrease in body weight during the entire follow-up period (mean follow-up time 39.0 months) (χ2 = 3.67, p = 0.055). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Shailesh Agarwal, Deana Shenaq, Chad M Teven, Vivek Prachand, Michelle Roughton, Lawrence Zachary |
Journal | Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS
(J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg)
Vol. 70
Issue 9
Pg. 1186-1190
(Sep 2017)
ISSN: 1878-0539 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 28625758
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Female
- Gastric Bypass
- Humans
- Male
- Obesity, Morbid
(surgery)
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
(methods)
- Retrospective Studies
- Weight Loss
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