Open AccessA new approach to correction of truncal redundancy after massive weight loss—The lateral thoracoabdominoplasty
Author(s) -
S RAHBAN,
John Gross
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
aesthetic surgery journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.528
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1527-330X
pISSN - 1090-820X
DOI - 10.1016/j.asj.2007.06.003
Subject(s) - medicine , redundancy (engineering) , weight loss , reliability engineering , obesity , engineering
Problems after massive weight loss include residual transverse abdominal laxity, which is not well addressed by abdominoplasty or circumferential lipoplasty, and the lateral descent of the breast mound and inframammary fold, which is not well addressed by mastopexy.
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