NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tens of thousands of people each year achieve dramatic weight loss by undergoing bariatric surgery. According to the American Society for Metabolic and ...
Plastic surgery wasn't something Krissy Wold pursued. Her primary care physician suggested it. Wold's lifetime battle with obesity left her with excess skin on her lower abdomen. Her doctor told her ...
Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Key Takeaways Pregnancy, obesity, and significant weight loss can cause apron belly.Keeping the skinfold clean and dry helps prevent infections.Surgery like a ...
September 1, 2015 - For women undergoing hysterectomy, removal of "hanging" abdominal fat and skin--a cosmetic procedure called panniculectomy--can be performed at the same surgery without increasing ...
Tummy tuck surgery (abdominoplasty) yields high patient satisfaction and improved quality of life in patients who are overweight or obese – despite a substantial risk of complications, reports a study ...
October 29, 2025 — Among patients undergoing panniculectomy to remove excess abdominal skin, those with previous COVID may be at higher risk of serious blood clot-related complications called venous ...