Background The incidence of obesity is on the rise around the globe. Outside of the massive
weight loss (MWL) patient population, knowledge of risk factors associated with abdominal …

Surgical care today is no longer evaluated only on clinical outcomes, but also on holistic
patient wellbeing. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are a representation of the patient's …

Objective: To examine health-related quality of life (HRQL) and satisfaction with appearance
in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery (BS) with or without subsequent body …

BODY‐Q is a patient‐reported outcome measure for comprehensive assessment of
outcomes specific to patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The clinical utility of BODY‐Q is …

Obesity is a disease rather than a state, and metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is its most
effective treatment. Body contouring surgery (BCS) is an integral part of the continuum of …

Background Many individuals develop excess skin (ES) following massive weight loss
(MWL). Patient-reported outcomes demonstrate that abdominal ES negatively impacts …

Background: Abdominoplasty has consistently been one of the top cosmetic procedures
performed each year with a high patient satisfaction rate. Excision of the excess abdominal …