Patients show improved "Quality of Life" after body-contouring surgery

Body contouring surgery after massive weight loss improves long-term quality of life, a new study shows.

Dramatic weight loss often results in an excess of overstretched skin that can cause both functional and aesthetic issues, including skin rashes and infections. Thirty three post-bariatric surgery patients completed the Obesity Psychosocial State Questionnaire about 7.2 years after undergoing body-contouring surgery. Participants reported a significant, mostly moderate to large, sustained improvement in their quality of life 7.2 years after body-contouring surgery, when compared to quality of life assessments conducted before body-contouring surgery.

"Results: Compared to appraisals of quality of life before body-contouring surgery, a significant, mostly moderate to large, sustained improvement of quality of life was observed in post-bariatric patients 7.2 years after body-contouring surgery at six of the seven psycho-social domains. A small deterioration occurred between 4.1 and 7.2 years follow-up on two of the seven domains except for the domain efficacy toward eating which showed a significant improvement. At 7 years follow-up 18 patients (55%) were satisfied with the result of body contouring surgery."

“This study indicates a sustained quality of life improvement in postbariatric patients after body contouring surgery, study authors conclude. “This suggests the importance of including reconstructive surgery as a component in the multidisciplinary approach in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity.”

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