Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery After Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach
A special issue of Journal of Aesthetic Medicine (ISSN 3042-6774).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2026
Special Issue Editor
2. Helios Obesity Center West, Helios St. Elisabeth Hospital Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany
3. Faculty of Health, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
Interests: obesity; bariatric and metabolic surgery; post-bariatric plastic surgery; body contouring surgery; facial palsy; facial reanimation surgery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, obesity is an epidemic, posing clinical challenges for practitioners in every specialty. Worldwide, metabolic and bariatric surgery has proven to be an effective treatment, leading to longstanding weight loss and the resolution of comorbidities. However, for plastic and aesthetic surgeons, this poses specific challenges in terms of post-operative excess skin, as well as specific aesthetic surgical challenges. Post-bariatric body contouring surgery can help patients who struggle with excess skin after weight loss. Moreover, cosmetically and psychologically, there are many changes after metabolic and bariatric surgery. Therefore, this Special Issue will showcase papers (including all study designs) to capture clinical, psychological, and surgical challenges in plastic and aesthetic surgery after metabolic and bariatric Surgery.
Dr. Sjaak Pouwels
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- obesity
- bariatric and metabolic surgery
- post-bariatric plastic surgery
- body contouring surgery
- aesthetics
- psychology
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