Despite a fully satisfactory weight loss and maintenance, the post-BPD individuals requiring aesthetic surgery showed some disparagement of body image; in these subjects, cosmetic and body contouring procedures may actually improve body weight and shape attitudes towards normality.

To promote wound healing, we used autologous fibrin-platelet glue in 14 patients with skin and soft tissue losses caused by recent trauma or chronic pathology. The level of improvement was scored, arbitrarily, from 0 to 4. Very favourable results (score 3-4) were seen in 11 out of 14 patients. The glue preparation is very easy, inexpensive and creates excellent and stable hemostasis. From a general point of view, we have confirmed the utility of fibrin-platelet glue in terms of reduced infections and length of hospital stay.

Although the characteristics of BPD patients limit the choices, we are satisfied with the results of cosmetic correction and quality of life. All the patients, without exception, noted a high rate of positive thinking and have undergone further body-contouring surgery (or plan to do so).

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What we want to study is if histological post-bariatric alterations are confirmed, and if these can be considered responsible for higher complication rate in body contouring following bariatric surgery.