Review Article

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

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Search terms used with the Boolean operation AND to combine terms.

Body contouring Body imageMassive weight loss/MWL
Abdominoplasty
PanniculectomyPsychological functionPostbariatric
TorsoplastyWeight reduction
ThoracoplastyANDAND
Brachioplasty/arm liftQuality of life
Thigh lift
Reduction mammaplasty/breast reductionQoL
FaceliftPsychosocial function