Table of Contents

1 Surgical Options for Weight Loss
2 Psychologic Evaluation of the Post Bariatric Patient
3 Medical Management of the Post Bariatric Patient and Evaluation Prior to Body Contouring Procedures
4 Preoperative Evaluation of the Post Bariatric Patient
5 Anesthetic challenges encountered in the post bariatric patient
6 Anatomical Deformities Secondary to Massive Weight Loss
7 Outpatient Lower Body Lift
8 Sequencing and Timing of Surgery of the Post Bariatric Patient
9 Panniculectomy/Abdominoplasty
10 Belt Lipectomy and Total Body Lift
11 Hernia Repair in the Massive Weight Loss Patient
12 Reconstruction of Abdominal Wall Defects after Bariatric Surgery and Simultaneous Abdominal Lipectomies
13 Brachioplasty
14 Male Breast Surgery After Massive Weight Loss
15 Female Breast Surgery After Massive Weight Loss
16 Gluteal Contouring After Massive Weight Loss
17 Medial and Lateral Thigh Surgery After Massive Weight Loss
18 Facial Contouring After Bariatric Surgery
19 Role of Suction Assisted Lipectomy
20 Unfavorable Results: Identification and Avoidance
21 Tissue Transfer in Surgical Reconstruction After Cancer in the Massive Weight Loss Patient
22 Medico-Legal Issues

About the Author

Seth Thaller MD
Chief and Professor, Division of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Dewitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Health System, Florida, USA

Mimis Cohen MD
Professor & Chief of Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA