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 ...

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 ...

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 thromboembolism (VTE ...

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 ...

Panniculectomy: Unlike a tummy tuck, panniculectomy is more of a medical necessity for individuals who have undergone massive weight loss and are left with a significant overhang of skin and tissue, ...