Effect of abdominoplasty on quality of life and self esteem

In patients having had abdominoplasty is there a difference in post vs. presurgical qualilty of life and self esteem

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000343000

Enrollment

Registered

2010-04-29

Start date

2010-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

In Norway patients may be offered publicly funded abdominoplasty when there is a large skin overhang combined with severe skin infection. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of operative treatment on Quality of Life and self esteem.

Interventions

A standard abdominplasty procedure is performed in general anaesthesia. The operation may include liposuction. Skin and subcutaneous tissue between the umbilical level and and the pubic region is incised and removed. The upper skin flap is centrally undermined and sutured to the caudal wound edge. The procedure takes approx. 2 h. The procedure is a one-off treatment.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Abdominoplasty patients operated at our department

Exclusion criteria

Body Mass Index (BMI) >33 Large hernias

Outcome results