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. 2017 Nov;27(11):2981-2987.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-017-2732-4.

Utilization of Body Contouring Procedures Following Weight Loss Surgery: A Study of 37,806 Patients

Maria S Altieri  1 , Jie Yang  2 , Jihye Park  3 , David Novikov  4 , Lijuan Kang  3 , Konstantinos Spaniolas  4 , Andrew Bates  4 , Mark Talamini  4 , Aurora Pryor  4
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Utilization of Body Contouring Procedures Following Weight Loss Surgery: A Study of 37,806 Patients

Maria S Altieri et al. Obes Surg. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Bariatric surgery has substantial health benefits; however, some patients desire body contouring (BC) procedures following rapid weight loss. There is a paucity of data regarding the true rate of BC following bariatric procedures. The purpose of our study is to examine the utilization of two common procedures, abdominoplasty, and panniculectomy, following bariatric surgery in New York State.

Methods: The SPARCS longitudinal administrative database was used to identify bariatric procedures by using ICD-9 and CPT codes between 2004 and 2010. Procedures included sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Using a unique patient identifier, we tracked those patients who subsequently underwent either abdominoplasty or panniculectomy with at least a 4-year follow-up (until 2014). Multivariable Cox proportional hazard model was used to evaluate predictors of follow-up BC surgery.

Results: 37,806 patients underwent bariatric surgery between 2004 and 2010. Only 5.58% (n = 2112) of these patients subsequently had a BC procedure, with 143 of them (6.8%) having ≥1 plastic surgery. The average time to plastic surgery after band, bypass, or sleeve was 1134.83 ± 671.09, 984.70 ± 570.53, and 903.02 ± 497.31 days, respectively (P < 0.0001). Following the multivariable Cox proportional hazard model, a female, SG patients, patients with Medicare or Medicaid, and patients in either <20 or >80%ile in yearly income were more likely to have plastic surgery after adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, comorbidities and complications (P values < 0.0001).

Conclusions: This study shows that plastic surgery is completed by only 6% of patients following bariatric procedures. As insurance and income are associated with pursuing surgery, improved access may increase the number of patients who are able to undergo these reconstructive procedures.

Keywords: bariatric surgery; body contouring procedures.

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