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ea0012p47 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFE2006

Women gain weight and fat mass despite lipectomy at abdominoplasty and breast reduction

Bulugahapitiya DUS , Rinomhota AS , French SJ , Siyabalapitiya S , Caddy CM , Griffith RW , Ross RJ

ObjectivesRemoval of fat results in compensatory weight gain in animals. The objective of this study was to examine changes in weight and fat mass in patients who underwent lipectomy at abdominoplasty and bilateral breast reduction.MethodsIn a retrospective analysis, weight changes in 16 patients who had abdominoplasty and 17 patients who received bilateral breast reduction surgery were compared with 16 patie...