Post Massive Weight Loss Lower Bodylift a Comparative Study between Belt Lipectomy and Lockwood Technique | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | ||
| Article 5, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2019, Pages 21-24 PDF (14.54 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65152 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hazem H DAHSHAN* ; Ayman Farahat; Mahmoud Nasef; Ayman M El Mofty; Abdo El Bana | ||
| The Department of Plastic & Burn Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Purpose: Measurements of improvement or elimination of post massive weight loss skin panniculus by Lockwood lower body lift#2 technique and Belt lipectomy and compare the result of both in lower body lift. Methods: These prospective study includes 30 patients having lost weight greater than 25 percent of their body weight and have stabilized their weight loss not less than 6 month through bariatric surgery or with diet. Results: The result of this prospective study demonstrate the hazards of lockwood lower body lift#2 is more than in belt lipectomy procedure. Conclusions: The benefits of lockwood lower body lift#2 is not obvious comparing to the hazard of this maneuver, as the patient always need complementary thigh lift in another session especially in post massive weight patient. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Lockwood lower body lift#2 – Belt lipectomy –; Post massive weight loss lower bodylift | ||
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