Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress 2023 EHA Congress 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

A round-up of the ONWARDS phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the novel weekly insulin icodec in people with diabetes.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
Obesity Surgery
Published in: Obesity Surgery 4/2013

01-04-2013 | Clinical Research

Quality of Life and Body Image After Circumferential Body Lifting of the Lower Trunk: a Prospective Clinical Trial

Authors: Matthias Koller, Silvia Schubhart, Thomas Hintringer

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 4/2013

Login to get access

Abstract

Background

Plastic surgery after massive weight loss remains a fast growing subspecialty. However, very few studies exist that investigate the quality of life and psychological outcome after body lift surgery.

Methods

Twenty-seven patients (25 females and 2 males) who had undergone bariatric surgery were scheduled for circumferential body lifting of the lower trunk. The patients, aged 21–58 years (mean = 39.9, SD = 10.9), underwent surgery in our department of plastic and reconstructive surgery between 2008 and 2010. All participants took part in two psychological examinations on a voluntary basis and completed the prospective pre–post study.

Results

Post-weight loss surgery improves the quality of life and body image.

Conclusions

It is therefore an important part in the interdisciplinary treatment of the massive weight loss patient.
Literature
1.
Camps MA, Zervos E, Goode S, et al. Impact of bariatric surgery on body image perception and sexuality in morbidly obese patients and their partners. Obes Surg. 1996;6:356.PubMedCrossRef
2.
Song AY, Rubin JP, Thomas V, et al. Body image and quality of life in post massive weight loss body contouring patients. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006;14:1626.CrossRef
3.
Lazar CC, Clerc I, Deneuve S, et al. Abdominoplasty after major weight loss: improvement of quality of life and psychological status. Obes Surg. 2009;19:1170.PubMedCrossRef
4.
Smeets R, Noah EM, Seiferth NY, et al. Bioelectric impedance analysis and quality of life after bodycontouring procedures in plastic surgery. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2008;62:940.PubMedCrossRef
5.
Cintra Jr W, Modolin ML, Gemperli R, et al. Quality of life after abdominoplasty in women after bariatric surgery. Obes Surg. 2008;18:728.PubMedCrossRef
6.
Bolton MA, Pruzinsky T, Cash TF, et al. Measuring outcomes in plastic surgery: body image and quality of life in abdominoplasty patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003;112:619.PubMedCrossRef
7.
Rankin M, Borah GL, Perry AW, et al. Quality of life outcomes after cosmetic surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1998;102:2139.PubMedCrossRef
8.
Cole PR, Shakespeare V, Shakespeare P, et al. Measuring outcome in low-priority plastic surgery patients using quality of life indices. Br J Plast Surg. 1994;47:117.PubMedCrossRef
9.
Lockwood TE. Superficial fascial system (SFS) of the trunk and extremities: a new concept. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1991;87:1009.PubMedCrossRef
10.
11.
Sarwer DB, Wadden TA, Moore RH, et al. Changes in quality of life and body image after gastric bypass surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010;6:608.PubMedCrossRef
12.
Batsis JA, Lopez-Jimenez F, Collazo-Clavell ML, et al. Quality of life after bariatric surgery: a population-based cohort study. Am J Med. 2009;122:1055.PubMedCrossRef
13.
Kitzinger HB, Abayev S, Pittermann A, et al. After massive weight loss: patients' expectations of body contouring surgery. Obes Surg. 2011;22(4):544–8.CrossRef
Metadata
Title
Quality of Life and Body Image After Circumferential Body Lifting of the Lower Trunk: a Prospective Clinical Trial
Authors
Matthias Koller
Silvia Schubhart
Thomas Hintringer
Publication date
01-04-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-012-0849-z

Other articles of this Issue 4/2013

Obesity Surgery 4/2013 Go to the issue

Original Contributions

Robot-Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Comparison of Short-Term Outcomes

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor and Comments on the Article “Gastric Histopathologies in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies” by Salam Al Sabah et al.

Clinical Research

The Hedonic Drive to Consume Palatable Foods Appears to be Lower in Gastric Band Carriers than in Severely Obese Patients Who Have Not Undergone a Bariatric Surgery

Clinical Research

Serum Vitamin D Increases with Weight Loss in Obese Subjects 6 Months After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Clinical Research

Usefulness of X-Ray in the Detection of Complications and Side Effects After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Animal Research

Effects of Modified Biliopancreatic Diversion on Glucose Tolerance of GK Rats