Patients suffering from discomfort caused by the excessive skin for massive weight loss following bariatric surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
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. 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. 3.The patient's skin condition must present a significant functional disturbance(both physical and psychological. 3.1.difficulty of physical motion 3.2.chronic shoulder pain 3.3 skin pathology 4.Refersal from bariatric surgeon or a family doctor 5. Can fill out Body-Q 6. ASA class 1 and 2 7. Currently non-smoker
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 patient satisfaction comparing preoperative and post op. 12 month Body-Q score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post operative complications | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public Contactkoreyuki Kurosawa
Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Outcome results
None listed