Assessing Improvement in Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction following Body Contouring Surgery in Patients with Massive Weight Loss: A Critical Review of Outcome Measures Employed

Table 14

Functional status survey before and after abdominal contouring surgery.

Question*	Before body contouring	After body contouring
Neck pain
Back pain
Shoulder pain
Abdominal pain
Pain during exercise
Difficulties with walking
Difficulties with standing
Difficulties with posture
Difficulties with sleeping
Difficulties with travel
Difficulties with work tasks
Difficulties with personal hygiene
Difficulties with toilet habits
Difficulties finding clothes
Lymphedema
Skin irritation
Lower extremity paresthesias; (numbness/tingling)
Lower extremity weakness
Question^†	Before body contouring	After body contouring
Ability to climb stairs
Ability to descend stairs
Ability to jog/run
Ability to rise from a; squatting position
Ability to play with kids
Ability to do household tasks
Satisfaction^‡
Would you have this; procedure again?; yes/no
Would you recommend this; procedure to a friend?; yes/no

∗Respondents reported on a 10-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (infrequent) to 10 (often).
^†Respondents reported on a 10-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (completely able) to 10 (unable).
^‡Respondents reported on a 10-point Likert.