Safety and effectiveness of body contouring surgery after massive weight loss

Safety and effectiveness of body contouring surgery after massive weight loss - Safety and effectiveness of body contouring surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000031796

Enrollment

Registered

2018-06-01

Start date

2018-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patients suffering from the discomfort caused by the excessive loose skin following massive weight loss

Interventions

surgical resection of skin fold

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients suffering from skin folds after massive weight loss 2. Patients are followed over one year after massive weight loss 3. Consecutive 3 monthly body weight changes are within 5 % of excessive body weight. The calculation of excessive body weight are pre-treatment weight minus ideal body weight.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1, severe cardiac failure, major pulmonary dysfunction 2, patients who cannot be followed or denied to be followed up 3, pregnant patients 4, patients with coagulopathy 5, patients who are attending other experimental protocol

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of body contouring by photograph at post op. 6 month, 12month	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Post operative conplications 2. Patient satisfaction at post op. 6 month, 12month	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYoshimichi Imai

Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

yo-imai@med.tohoku.ac.jp0227177748

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026