Circumferential Abdominoplasty After Massive Weight Loss Following Bariatric Surgery: Indications, Operative Techniques, And Outcomes—A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis

Abstract

The number of patients demanding plastic surgery correction of contour abnormalities has increased with the advancement in weight loss procedures. Massive weight-loss patients often present a circumferential truncal skin and subcutaneous tissue redundancy, which cannot be optimally corrected by common abdominoplasty techniques. Circumferential abdominoplasty, belt lipectomy, 360° abdominoplasty, and lower body lift are all synonyms of a body contouring procedure with the aim of sculpting the torso, modifying abdominal contour, loins and lower back contours. Despite growing number of published literature that supports the efficacy of circumferential abdominoplasty for post-bariatric body contouring, there is, still, a scarcity in high-level evidence that assesses the safety and efficacy of circumferential abdominoplasty. Thus, we conducted the present systematic review and meta-analysis in order to summarize surgical indications, operative techniques, outcomes, complications of circumferential abdominoplasty procedures following bariatric surgery.