An anthropometric classification of body contour deformities after massive weight loss.

Deformities caused by massive weight loss were originally subsidized at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán." This caused great economical losses, which led to the development of a classification to select patients with functional problems secondary to massive weight loss. The parameter used is the size of the pannus in relation to fixed anatomic structures within the following anatomic regions: abdomen, arms, thighs, mammary glands, lateral thoracic area, back, lumbar region, gluteal region, sacrum, and mons pubis.

Compression therapy and liposuction of lower legs for bilateral hereditary primary lymphedema praecox.

In this report, we describe a case of bilateral non-syndromic hereditary lymphedema praecox of lower legs. The patient was diagnosed at age 16. Ten years later, he was unable to ambulate due to increased bilateral lower leg volume, continuous pain, and recurrent episodes of cellulitis.