Article: The buttocks after weight loss: the bilateral rotation flap technique provides autologous gluteal augmentation for postbariatric surgery patients.

The remarkable health benefits that accrue from massive weight loss after bariatric surgery are well established in the surgical literature. As a result, the procedure is being performed more frequently than ever. However, a massive pannus and redundant skin and soft tissue in many areas of the body--including the hips, thighs, arms, back, and gluteal region--often remain following massive weight loss. These areas of excess tissue can cause considerable morbidity for the bariatric-surgery patient.

In addition to the obvious aesthetic benefits that result after this tissue is resected, relief from chronic intertriginous infections and improvements in mobility and ability to ...

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