Excess skin problems among adolescents after bariatric surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bariatric surgery results in significant and durable weight loss and improved health in severely obese adolescents. An important adverse consequence of the massive weight loss after bariatric surgery is excess skin and soft tissue. The prevalence and clinical characteristics of excess skin-related symptoms have been described in adults undergoing bariatric surgery but not in adolescents. Although the higher skin elasticity of adolescents may result in fewer excess skin problems compared with adults, this hypothesis remains untested.

Objectives

The purpose of the present study was to describe the natural history of excess skin and its associated complications among severely obese adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery.

Setting

University Hospitals, United

SUBMITTER: Derderian SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7423629 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature