DAHSHAN, H., Farahat, A., Nasef, M., El Mofty, A., El Bana, A. (2019). Post Massive Weight Loss Lower Bodylift a Comparative Study between Belt Lipectomy and Lockwood Technique. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 43(1), 21-24. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65152
Hazem H DAHSHAN; Ayman Farahat; Mahmoud Nasef; Ayman M El Mofty; Abdo El Bana. "Post Massive Weight Loss Lower Bodylift a Comparative Study between Belt Lipectomy and Lockwood Technique". The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 43, 1, 2019, 21-24. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65152
DAHSHAN, H., Farahat, A., Nasef, M., El Mofty, A., El Bana, A. (2019). 'Post Massive Weight Loss Lower Bodylift a Comparative Study between Belt Lipectomy and Lockwood Technique', The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 43(1), pp. 21-24. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65152
DAHSHAN, H., Farahat, A., Nasef, M., El Mofty, A., El Bana, A. Post Massive Weight Loss Lower Bodylift a Comparative Study between Belt Lipectomy and Lockwood Technique. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2019; 43(1): 21-24. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2019.65152
Post Massive Weight Loss Lower Bodylift a Comparative Study between Belt Lipectomy and Lockwood Technique
The Department of Plastic & Burn Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University
Abstract
Purpose: Measurements of improvement or elimination of post massive weight loss skin panniculus by Lockwood lower body lift#2 technique and Belt lipectomy and compare the result of both in lower body lift. Methods: These prospective study includes 30 patients having lost weight greater than 25 percent of their body weight and have stabilized their weight loss not less than 6 month through bariatric surgery or with diet. Results: The result of this prospective study demonstrate the hazards of lockwood lower body lift#2 is more than in belt lipectomy procedure. Conclusions: The benefits of lockwood lower body lift#2 is not obvious comparing to the hazard of this maneuver, as the patient always need complementary thigh lift in another session especially in post massive weight patient.