Abdominoplasty and Lower Body Lift Surgery Improves the Quality of Life after Massive Weight Loss: A Prospective Multicenter Study.

Background: This study was conducted to assess the impact of abdominoplasty and lower body lift surgery following massive weight loss on both the general quality of life and the sexual life of patients.

Methods: The authors performed a multicenter prospective study on the quality of life after massive weight loss using three scoring questionnaires: The Short-Form 36 questionnaire, the Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire, and the Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life Questionnaire. Seventy-two patients who underwent lower body lift and 57 patients who underwent abdominoplasty in three centers with preoperative and postoperative evaluation were included.

Modified nanofat grafting: Stromal vascular fraction simple and efficient mechanical isolation technique and perspectives in clinical recellularization applications.

Nanofat grafting (NG) is a simple and cost-effective method of lipoaspirates with inter-syringe passages, to produce stromal vascular fraction (SVF) and isolate adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs). This represents a tremendous interest in the future clinical needs of tissue engineering. In this study, we optimized the NG technique to increase the yield of ASC extractions.

Medial Thighplasty Improves Patient's Quality of Life After Massive Weight Loss: a Prospective Multicentric Study.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of medial thighplasty following massive weight loss on the quality of life of patients and on their sexual life.

Methods: We performed a multicentric, prospective study on the quality of life after massive weight loss using the Short-Form 36 questionnaire, the Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire, and the Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of life questionnaire. Forty-nine patients who underwent medial thighplasty were included in three centers and evaluation was made pre- and post-operatively.

Impact of Lipo-Body Lift Compared to Classical Lower Body Lift on Postoperative Outcome and Patient's Satisfaction: A Retrospective Study.

Introduction: Lately, the growing number of bariatric procedures performed each year led to an increasing demand for lower trunk reconstruction. Our team previously described the lipo-body lift (LBL) technique into lower duration of drainage and therefore seromas and other complications. In this study, we compared the classical body lift (CBL) technique to the LBL procedure.

The Lipo-Body Lift: Operative Technique.

Bariatric surgery induces massive weight loss, which results in global and complex skin deformities. Lower body lift procedure has become the gold standard for lower trunk reconstruction. The authors describe in this video the lipo-body lift technique in detail.