Desire for Body Contouring Surgery after Bariatric Surgery: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study in Saudi Arabia
Background:. The obesity pandemic in Saudi Arabia has led to a high demand for bariatric surgery (BS). Post-BS patients experience rapid and massive weight loss, with most patients experiencing redundant skin, leading to a desire for body contouring surgery (BCS). Methods:. A cross-sectional study w...
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| author | Sari M. Rabah, MBBS, FRCSC Razan A. Albrahim, MBBS Ebtesam H. Almajed, MBBS Alya K. AlZabin, MBBS Reema A. Aldawish, MBBS Lara S. Alyahiwi, MBBS Rand A. Alshabnan, MBBS |
| author_facet | Sari M. Rabah, MBBS, FRCSC Razan A. Albrahim, MBBS Ebtesam H. Almajed, MBBS Alya K. AlZabin, MBBS Reema A. Aldawish, MBBS Lara S. Alyahiwi, MBBS Rand A. Alshabnan, MBBS |
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| description | Background:. The obesity pandemic in Saudi Arabia has led to a high demand for bariatric surgery (BS). Post-BS patients experience rapid and massive weight loss, with most patients experiencing redundant skin, leading to a desire for body contouring surgery (BCS).
Methods:. A cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2022 to May 2023 among patients who underwent BS in Saudi Arabia, using an online self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised sociodemographic data, weight, and BS-related questions, and the post-BS appearance questionnaire assessed the desire for BCS, excess skin satisfaction, and overall appearance.
Results:. A total of 410 of the patients electively enrolled. The mean perceived satisfaction of post-BS patients with the body’s excess skin was rated as 4.28 ± 1.69 out of 7 points. The overall desire for BCS among the post-BS population was equal to a collective mean desire of 2.10 ± 0.92 out of 4 points. The desired body sites for BCS were focused on the abdomen/waist, followed by the lower back, then upper arms, buttocks, and thighs. Only 25.1% of the patients fulfilled their desires and recently underwent BCS.
Conclusions:. The study highlights the importance of incorporating plastic and reconstructive surgery as an integral part of the multidisciplinary approach to morbidly obese patients after BS and the need for national guidelines on the referral pathway for post-BS BCS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4fec594fd3dc41c29f089b47a370d6662023-12-27T06:50:05ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742023-12-011112e548310.1097/GOX.0000000000005483202312000-00031Desire for Body Contouring Surgery after Bariatric Surgery: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study in Saudi ArabiaSari M. Rabah, MBBS, FRCSC0Razan A. Albrahim, MBBS1Ebtesam H. Almajed, MBBS2Alya K. AlZabin, MBBS3Reema A. Aldawish, MBBS4Lara S. Alyahiwi, MBBS5Rand A. Alshabnan, MBBS6From * Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia† College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.† College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.† College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.† College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.† College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.† College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Background:. The obesity pandemic in Saudi Arabia has led to a high demand for bariatric surgery (BS). Post-BS patients experience rapid and massive weight loss, with most patients experiencing redundant skin, leading to a desire for body contouring surgery (BCS). Methods:. A cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2022 to May 2023 among patients who underwent BS in Saudi Arabia, using an online self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised sociodemographic data, weight, and BS-related questions, and the post-BS appearance questionnaire assessed the desire for BCS, excess skin satisfaction, and overall appearance. Results:. A total of 410 of the patients electively enrolled. The mean perceived satisfaction of post-BS patients with the body’s excess skin was rated as 4.28 ± 1.69 out of 7 points. The overall desire for BCS among the post-BS population was equal to a collective mean desire of 2.10 ± 0.92 out of 4 points. The desired body sites for BCS were focused on the abdomen/waist, followed by the lower back, then upper arms, buttocks, and thighs. Only 25.1% of the patients fulfilled their desires and recently underwent BCS. Conclusions:. The study highlights the importance of incorporating plastic and reconstructive surgery as an integral part of the multidisciplinary approach to morbidly obese patients after BS and the need for national guidelines on the referral pathway for post-BS BCS.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005483 |
| spellingShingle | Sari M. Rabah, MBBS, FRCSC Razan A. Albrahim, MBBS Ebtesam H. Almajed, MBBS Alya K. AlZabin, MBBS Reema A. Aldawish, MBBS Lara S. Alyahiwi, MBBS Rand A. Alshabnan, MBBS Desire for Body Contouring Surgery after Bariatric Surgery: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study in Saudi Arabia Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| title | Desire for Body Contouring Surgery after Bariatric Surgery: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Desire for Body Contouring Surgery after Bariatric Surgery: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Desire for Body Contouring Surgery after Bariatric Surgery: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Desire for Body Contouring Surgery after Bariatric Surgery: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Desire for Body Contouring Surgery after Bariatric Surgery: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | desire for body contouring surgery after bariatric surgery a nationwide cross sectional study in saudi arabia |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005483 |
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