BODY CONTOURING IN THE MASSIVE-WEIGHT-LOSS PATIENT

COMBINATION RESTRICTIVE AND MALABSORPTIVE PROCEDURES n Superior for weight reduction n Malabsorptive component • Limits nutrient and calorie absorption from ingested foods by bypassing the duodenum and other specific lengths of the small intestine n Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) • Achieves near 75%-80% reduction of excess weight • Produces significant nutritional deficiencies n BPD with duodenal switch • Approximately 73% of excess weight lost n Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) • Most common bariatric procedure performed, and considered the benchmark3 • Achieves excess weight loss of .50% • 93% resolution of type 2 diabetes3 n Bariatric surgery is a life-altering event for patients with morbid obesity; the body contouring that follows has an equally profound impact on the patient’s physical and psychological well-being.