scholarly journals Body Image and Quality of Life in Post Massive Weight Loss Body Contouring Patients*

Obesity ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 1626-1636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Y. Song ◽  
J. Peter Rubin ◽  
Veena Thomas ◽  
Jason R. Dudas ◽  
Kacey G. Marra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Contouring ◽  
Massive Weight Loss

Avoidance and Correction of Deformities in Body Contouring

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (02) ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Ferry ◽  
Edward Chamata ◽  
Rami P. Dibbs ◽  
Norman H. Rappaport
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Contouring ◽  
Massive Weight Loss ◽  
Secondary Intervention

AbstractBody contouring procedures are highly impactful because of their potential to improve a patient's quality of life. These procedures, particularly when performed on patients following massive weight loss, may require secondary intervention to treat residual contour abnormalities. Presently, there is a paucity of information in the literature detailing the avoidance and correction of body contouring deformities. Herein, we will discuss the management of patients seeking revisional body contouring procedures.

scholarly journals Assessing Improvement in Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction following Body Contouring Surgery in Patients with Massive Weight Loss: A Critical Review of Outcome Measures Employed

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shehab Jabir
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Body Contouring ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Massive Weight Loss ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Body Contouring Surgery ◽  
Patient Reported

Body contouring following massive weight loss is a rapidly expanding field in plastic surgery. However, healthcare payers are reluctant to fund such procedures, viewing them as purely cosmetic. This has resulted in a flurry of studies assessing quality of life (QoL) and patient satisfaction following body contouring surgery in this cohort of patients to establish an evidence base to support the idea that body contouring is as much (or even more) a functional procedure as it is cosmetic. However, the methods employed in these studies are seldom ideal, and hence the conclusions are unreliable. The gold standard to assess QoL and patient satisfaction is to use patient specific psychometrically validated patient reported outcome (PRO) measures. Developing such measures consists of a three-step process which includes a review of the current literature, qualitative patient interviews to determine what patients consider the most important, and expert opinion. This study aims to appraise the currently available literature on assessment of QoL and patient satisfaction in body contouring surgery patients. This will hopefully provide an understanding of methodological weaknesses in current studies and inform future investigators of the design of ideal instruments for assessing QoL and patient satisfaction in body contouring patients.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary lifestyle therapy improves binge eating symptoms and body image dissatisfaction in Brazilian obese adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana Pereira de Carvalho-Ferreira ◽  
Marcos Alberto Taddeo Cipullo ◽  
Danielle Arisa Caranti ◽  
Deborah Cristina Landi Masquio ◽  
Stephan Garcia Andrade-Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Binge Eating ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Obese Adults ◽  
Positive Correlation

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is related to numerous negative consequences for physical and mental health. It is often associated with the presence of binge eating disorder, body image dissatisfaction, and general psychopathology. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of an interdisciplinary lifestyle therapy on binge eating symptoms, depression, anxiety, body dissatisfaction, and quality of life in obese adults. METHODS: A total of 49 obese adults (body mass index = 37.35±5.82 kg/m²; age = 44.14±10.00 years) participated in a weight-loss program for 6 months. Symptoms suggestive of binge eating, body dissatisfaction, depression, anxiety, and quality of life were measured using self-reported questionnaires. Food intake was assessed using a 3-day dietary record. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS: ANOVA results showed a reduction in binge eating symptoms and in body dissatisfaction results. Depression and anxiety symptoms also decreased, and an increase was observed in quality of life scores. After therapy, a significant improvement was observed in dietary patterns, as well as significant weight loss. A positive correlation was found between variation of anxiety symptoms and lipid intake. Binge eating symptoms were associated with anxiety symptoms and body image dissatisfaction, and body image dissatisfaction correlated positively with anxiety symptoms in males only. In females, a positive correlation was observed between depression and binge eating symptoms. CONCLUSION: The interdisciplinary therapy was effective in promoting positive physical and psychological changes and in improving the quality of life of obese adults.

Changes in Quality of Life and Functional Status following Abdominal Contouring in the Massive Weight Loss Population

2011 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 520-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle R. Coriddi ◽  
Peter F. Koltz ◽  
Rui Chen ◽  
Jeffrey A. Gusenoff
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Massive Weight Loss

Thigh lift

2021 ◽  
pp. 1543-1550
Author(s):  
Anthony Barabás ◽  
Mark Soldin
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Contouring ◽  
Massive Weight Loss ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Lower Body ◽  
Body Lift ◽  
Medial Thigh ◽  
Thigh Lift ◽  
Lower Body Lift

The skin of the medial thigh is thin and inelastic, and laxity here is often the earliest sign of ageing in the thighs. The medial thigh skin is also one of the areas most affected following weight loss. The majority of skin laxity occurs at the junction of the anterior and medial thigh, where the skin tends to hang in a dependent, pleated fashion. This can interfere with walking, toileting, and various other day-to-day activities, resulting in irritation due to chaffing between the thighs. Body contouring techniques are routinely combined in stages to achieve a more harmonious result. Medial thigh lift is frequently combined with upper body lift or breast surgery, or both, whereas brachioplasty is usually combined with abdominoplasty/lower body lift. Opposing vectors of pull and excessive damage to local vascularity are thereby avoided. However, staging surgical procedures has the potential to reveal additional areas of dissatisfaction to the patient. Abdominoplasty patients often report increased dissatisfaction with the medial thighs as a consequence of this previously hidden deformity becoming visible to them postoperatively. In fact, massive weight-loss patients’ dissatisfaction with their thighs is almost as great as with the changes to their breasts in terms of their severely decreased self-esteem, sexuality, and quality of life.

Quality-of-Life Assessment after Medial Thighplasty in Patients following Massive Weight Loss

2015 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 67e-73e ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Bertheuil ◽  
Sophie Thienot ◽  
Benoit Chaput ◽  
Audrey Varin ◽  
Eric Watier
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Massive Weight Loss ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment
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