1 Sep 2005Article
Obesity and plastic surgery
Nicolò Scuderi 1Carmine Alfano 1Paolo Mezzana 1
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Article Info
1 Dipartimento di Malattie Cutanee e Veneree e Chirurgia Plastica Ricostruttiva, Università “La Sapienza” di Roma
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2005, 76(5), 455-460;
Published: 1 Sep 2005
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Abstract
The number of the bariatric surgical procedures to obtain a body weight loss is increasing, and will be higher in the years to come. The plastic surgeons are witnessing in parallel a meaningful growth of requests for surgical procedures to obtain a reshaping of body profiles after the procedures of bariatric surgery. The surgical techniques of bariplastic surgery can be divided in three main groups: 1. Dermolipectomies (associated or not with lipoplastics) 2. Mammaplasties (with or without prostetic implant) 3. Combined techniques (torsectomies). To correctly treat the morbid obese patients the multidisciplinary collaboration of a medical equip is of paramount importance. Bariplastic surgery after massive loss of weight has grown safe and efficacious if made on selected patients and in the hands of wide experienced surgeons.
Keywords
- Abdominal wall surgery
- Bariatric surgery
- Dermolipectomy
- Mammaplasty
- Obesity
- Torsectomy