The 10th Anniversary of JCM-Post-bariatric Plastic Surgery: The State of the Art of Body Contouring for 'Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery/Aesthetic Medicine' Section

Dear Colleagues,

According to the WHO the percentage of overweight patients in the world is 39% (39% of men and 40% of women), while the percentage of obese patients (BMI>30) is 13% (11% of men and 15% of women).

In 2001, the WHO introduced the term "globesity" by combining the words globe and obesity with the purpose of defining and highlighting the ever-growing obesity epidemic. This trend led to the development and improvement of disciplines such as food science and bariatric surgery.

The improvement of surgical techniques for weight loss have led to the definition of "post-bariatric" population, that includes patients with large amount of skin needing of body reshape.

As a direct consequence post-bariatric plastic surgery is receiving a substantial input for standardization of procedures.

A lot of techniques have been described to obtain good results and many researchers are focused also on medical procedures to increase outcomes. Clarity is needed on this topic based on scientific evidences.

The role of plastic surgeon is crucial in order to "redefine" and "restore” (in terms of form and function) the ideal anthropomorphic proportions and geometries for the patient. A restoration of individual integrity and a redefinition of body harmony.

This Special Issue of Journal of clinical medicine entitled “Post bariatric plastic surgery: the state of the art of body contouring” welcomes the submission of basic or clinical original articles, as well as systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and overviews, that discuss limits and points of strenght of techniques for body contouring as well as innovations and evolutions in this field.

Dr. Roberto Cuomo
Dr. Payam Sadeghi
Guest Editors

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