Journal article
Body Contouring Surgery After Bariatric Surgery Improves Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life and Satisfaction With Appearance
Abstract
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 contouring surgery (BCS) in relation to the general population normative for the BODY-Q.
BACKGROUND: The long-term impact of BS with or without BCS has not been established using rigorously developed and validated patient-reported outcome measures. The BODY-Q is a …
Authors
Dalaei F; de Vries CEE; Poulsen L; Möller S; Kaur MN; Dijkhorst PJ; Thomsen JB; Hoogbergen M; Makarawung DJS; van der Molen ABM
Journal
Annals of Surgery, Vol. 279, No. 6, pp. 1008–1017
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 2024
DOI
10.1097/sla.0000000000006244
ISSN
0003-4932