Removal of excess skin after massive weight loss: challenges and solutions

Salvatore Giordano Department of Plastic and General Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland Abstract: The advent of bariatric surgery has led to a subspecialty in plastic surgery for skin and fat contouring which remain after massive weight loss. The author discusses the preoperative as...

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Main Author: Giordano S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-06-01
Series:Open Access Surgery
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/removal-of-excess-skin-after-massive-weight-loss-challenges-and-soluti-peer-reviewed-article-OAS