
Among plastic surgeons, a BMI 30 kg/m 2 within two years after RYGB who underwent AP regained 12.9 (☑9.3) % compared to 31.4 (☒4.7) % in 188 patients without AP ( p < 0.001).
Men before and after tummy tuck after gastric bypass skin#
Removing excess skin might reduce secondary weight regain. Excess skin due to rapid weight loss might affect self-esteem, decrease quality of life and be a hindrance to physical activity.
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), implies a considerable weight loss during the first two years after surgery.
Olav Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
6Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. 5Department of Psychology, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. 4Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. 3Obesity Research Group, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. 2Department of Surgery, Center for Obesity, St. 1Clinic of Medicine and Rehabilitation, Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust, Alesund, Norway. Jorunn Sandvik 1,2,3 *, Torstein Hole 1,4, Christian Klöckner 2,5, Bård Kulseng 2,3 and Arne Wibe 6,7