Modified vertical abdominoplasty in the massive weight loss patient: Commentary

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1922-1923

  Rubin, J Peter ^a,b   Tang, Lawton ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINOPLASTY; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; HEALING; HUMAN; LIPECTOMY; NITROGEN BALANCE; NOTE; OBESITY; PANNICULITIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND CARE; WOUND COMPLICATION;

EID: 34247342688     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000259202.31826.ea     Document Type: Note

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