Body Contouring, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery , 2014 Original PDF

This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery provides the surgeon with information on the newest methods for body contouring, with a particular emphasis on this operation carried out following significant weight loss. Given that around 75% of patients who have gastric bypass surgery also have plastic surgery, abdominoplasty is essentially a given. According to ASPS statistics, plastic surgeons conduct close to 500,000 body contouring operations annually. Assessing body contouring outcomes, preoperative assessment of the body contouring patient, what happens to the skin after weight loss, the effects of additional weight loss after body contouring, the effects of weight gain after body contouring, and anesthesia considerations are some of the topics covered in this issue. The following procedures are available: brachioplasty, bra line back lift, breast contouring, extended abdominoplasty, the Fleur Di Lis abdominoplasty, medial thigh lift, buttock contouring, lower body lift, and prevention and management of problems.