BACKGROUND: With the increasing number of massively @entity28 @entity1 who undergo the implant of a gastric band, there is also a growing demand for a plastic-reconstructive operation of the overstretched skin, now lax after the enormous @entity353 . METHODS: From May 2000 to March 2002, 12 abdominoplasties and 12 mastopexies were performed in @entity1 with an average age of 37.3 years (range 33-44 years) as single-stage procedures after an average weight-loss of 67 kg (range 43-111 kg) after gastric banding. A follow-up examination of all @entity1 was carried out an average of 8.4 months (range 1-23 months) after the operation, to review the duration of hospital stay and assess the period of @entity717 as well as the @entity1 ' satisfaction, which was judged on a scale from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 7 (very satisfied), based on a written questionnaire. RESULTS: The average duration of hospital stay was 7.4 days. There were 5 complications that healed under conservative management. 8 @entity1 suffered an average work disability of 5.4 weeks. 4 @entity1 who were housewives suffered no impairments that affected their ability to carry on with their household duties. The @entity1 ' postoperative satisfaction in regard to psyche, appearance, self-confidence and vitality was strongly improved in each case. CONCLUSIONS: In comparison to multi-stage procedures, single-stage operations resulted in a reduced duration of hospital stay by 4.1 days and thus in diminished medical costs and in a @entity717 by 3.5 weeks. @entity1 who underwent single-stage operations were postoperatively more satisfied than those with multi-stage operations.

Single-stage abdominoplasty and mastopexy after XXXX following gastric banding.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['work disablement', 'reduction of work disablement'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight reduction'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese']
@entity353 :: (MESH:D015431,Disease) :: ['weight loss']
