Open AccessPrevalence and desire for body contouring surgery in postbariatric patients in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Saleh M. Aldaqal,
Osama A. Samargandi,
Basem El-Deek,
Basim A. Awan,
Abdulrahman A. Ashy,
Ahmed A. Kensarah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.93386
Subject(s) - medicine , body contouring , general surgery , surgery , physical therapy , obesity , weight loss , pathology
Morbid obesity has become a common problem worldwide and as a result the demand for bariatric surgery has increased as well. Most patients develop skin redundancy and sagging at many body parts after major weight loss procedures which increased the demand for body contouring procedures.