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      Braquioplastia en pacientes con pérdida masiva de peso. Experiencia del Servicio de Cirugía Plástica y Microcirugía del Hospital Pasteur, Montevideo, Uruguay Translated title: Brachioplasty in massive weight loss patients. Experience at the Plastic Surgery and Microsurgery Unit of Hospital Pasteur, Montevideo, Uruguay

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          Resumen Introducción y objetivo. En la actualidad se ha visto un incremento en la cirugía de contorno corporal producto del aumento de la cirugía bariátrica. Las deformidades del brazo tras adelgazamiento masivo son también motivo frecuente de preocupación y consulta por los pacientes. Están descritas numerosas técnicas de braquioplastia para mejorar el contorno en dicha región, con un alto índice de satisfacción. Nuestro Servicio de Cirugía Plástica y Microcirugía del Hospital Pasteur en Montevideo, Uruguay, ha incursionado en los últimos años en la técnica de braquioplastia en L descrita por Hurwitz por ser sencilla, reproducible y con buenos resultados, adaptable a distintos tipos de afectación. El objetivo de este trabajo es mostrar la experiencia de nuestro Servicio con dicha técnica. Material y método. Describimos la técnica quirúrgica empleada y llevamos a cabo una revisión de la casuística de pacientes intervenidos en nuestro centro entre 2015 y 2018. Resultados. Recogimos un total de 28 pacientes, 20 mujeres y 8 varones con una edad media de 47 años y un índice de masa corporal medio de 27. En el 42% empleamos anestesia general (casos severos o con procedimientos asociados). En 9 pacientes el procedimiento fue ambulatorio, 15 fueron dados de alta a las 24 horas y 3 a las 48 horas. Un solo caso tuvo 5 días de hospitalización por complicación. Estas complicaciones fueron 2 cicatrices patológicas, 1 dehiscencia de sutura, 1 asimetría en la altura de la cicatriz y 1 síndrome compartimental. Conclusiones. En nuestra experiencia, la braquioplastia en L en pacientes postbariátricos es una técnica versátil, que permite resolver diferentes grados de afectación.

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          Abstract Background and objective. Currently, there has been an increase in body contouring surgery as a result of the increase in bariatric surgery. Arm deformities after massive weight loss are also a frequent reason for concern and consultation by patients. Numerous brachioplasty techniques have been described to improve the contour in this region, with a high satisfaction rate. Our Department of Plastic Surgery and Microsurgery at Hospital Pasteur in Montevideo, Uruguay, is using in recent years the L-shaped brachioplasty technique described by Hurwitz as being simple, reproducible and with good results, adaptable to different types of involvement. The objective of this work is to show the experience of our Service with this technique. Methods. We describe the surgical technique used and carry out a review of patients operated on in our center between 2015 and 2018. Results. We collected a total of 28 patients, 20 women and 8 men with a mean age of 47 years and a mean body mass index of 27 Kg/m2. In 42% we used general anesthesia (severe cases or with associated procedures). In 9 patients the procedure was ambulatory, 15 were discharged after 24 hours and 3 after 48 hours. Only 1 case had 5 days of hospitalization due to a complication. These complications were 2 pathological scars, 1 suture dehiscence, 1 asymmetry in the height of the scar, and 1 compartment syndrome. Conclusions. In our experience, L-shaped brachioplasty in postbariatric patients is a versatile technique that allows different degrees of involvement to be resolved.

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            Obesity has become far more prevalent over the last few decades. In parallel, bariatric surgery has been increasingly utilized as a method of treatment. This appears to be having an impact on the rate of body contouring surgery for hanging redundant skin after the massive weight loss that usually results from bariatric surgery. Little literature is available addressing how frequently patients who have undergone bariatric surgery receive or desire body contouring surgery or regarding how satisfied these patients are with the hanging skin in certain body areas. Seventy individuals (out of 250 who were mailed the questionnaire) who had undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery 6-10 years previously completed a questionnaire, which obtained information regarding their experiences with as well as their desire for body contouring surgery and more general body area satisfaction. Thirty three of the seventy patients reported having undergone a total of 38 body contouring procedures. The most common were abdominoplasties (24.3%), breast lifts (8.6%), and thigh lifts (7.1%). However, subjects were not uniformly satisfied with body areas that had undergone body contouring surgery; some found the areas unattractive. The majority of patients, at least to some extent, desired body contouring surgery, often in several areas, most notably the waist/abdomen, rear/buttock, upper arms, and chest/breast. Paralleling the increasing use of bariatric surgery is an increasing desire for body contouring surgery. Most patients desire body contouring surgery after bariatric surgery. However, third party payors usually do not reimburse for such procedures.
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              Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity results in massive weight loss and improvement of health and quality of life. A downside of the major weight loss is the excess of overstretched skin, which may influence the patient's quality of life by causing functional and aesthetic problems. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the patient's quality of life long-term after body contouring following bariatric surgery. Quality of life was measured with the Obesity Psychosocial State Questionnaire in 33 post-bariatric surgery patients 7.2 years (range, 3.2 to 13.3 years) after body contouring surgery. Data were compared with previous assessments 4.1 years (range, 0.7 to 9.2 years) after body contouring surgery of the quality of life at that time and before body contouring surgery. Compared with appraisals of quality of life before body contouring surgery, a significant, mostly moderate to large, sustained improvement of quality of life was observed in post-bariatric surgery patients 7.2 years after body contouring surgery in six of the seven psychosocial domains. A small deterioration occurred between 4.1- and 7.2-year follow-up on two of the seven domains except for the domain efficacy toward eating, which showed a significant improvement. At 7-year follow-up, 18 patients (55 percent) were satisfied with the result of body contouring surgery. This study indicates a sustained quality-of-life improvement in post-bariatric surgery patients after body contouring surgery. This suggests the importance of including reconstructive surgery as a component in the multidisciplinary approach in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. Therapeutic, IV.
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                Journal
                cpil
                Cirugía Plástica Ibero-Latinoamericana
                Cir. plást. iberolatinoam.
                Sociedad Española de Cirugía Plástica, Reparadora y Estética (SECPRE) (Madrid, Madrid, Spain )
                0376-7892
                1989-2055
                December 2022
                : 48
                : 4
                : 415-422
                Affiliations
                [1] Montevideo orgnameHospital Pasteur orgdiv1Servicio de Cirugía Plástica y Microcirugía Uruguay
                [2] Montevideo orgnameHospital Pasteur orgdiv1Servicio de Cirugía Plástica y Microcirugía Uruguay
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                S0376-78922022000400008 S0376-7892(22)04800400008
                10.4321/s0376-78922022000400008
                0d042303-e9ec-404b-ae1b-08c3cf98627b

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                Brachyoplasty,Massive weight loss,Postbariatric Surgery,Body contour,Brazos,Arms,Braquioplastia,Pérdida masiva de peso,Cirugía Postbariátrica,Contorno corporal

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