[Body contouring surgery after massive weight loss]

Abstract

Estimates purport, that the vast majority of patients who have undergone massive weight loss (MWL) desire body contouring surgery. In Denmark, public healthcare-financed MWL plastic surgery is to be granted, if the sequelae apply to criteria stated in the national specialist guidelines. Surgery is confined to MWL changes of moderate to high severity, if there is additional functional and psychosocial impairment, or if the changes are severe or abnormal compared to age. This review summarizes these indication criteria and highlights the basic concepts in commonly performed MWL body contouring surgery.