Body contouring procedures in three or more anatomical areas are associated with long-term body mass index decrease in massive weight loss patients: A retrospective cohort study

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
pp. 1181-1185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itay Wiser ◽  
Lior Heller ◽  
Coral Spector ◽  
Ehud Fliss ◽  
Tali Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Body Contouring ◽  
Massive Weight Loss

scholarly journals Changes of Body Weight and Body Composition in Obese Patients with Prader–Willi Syndrome at 3 and 6 Years of Follow-Up: A Retrospective Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 3596
Author(s):  
Giorgio Bedogni ◽  
Graziano Grugni ◽  
Sabrina Cicolini ◽  
Diana Caroli ◽  
Sofia Tamini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Prader Willi Syndrome

Few short-term studies of weight loss have been performed in adult patients with Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) undergoing metabolic rehabilitation. We performed a retrospective cohort study of 45 adult obese PWS patients undergoing a long-term multidisciplinary metabolic rehabilitation program based on diet and physical activity. Body composition was evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in 36 (80%) patients. The mean (95% CI) weight change was −3.6 (−7.6 to 0.4, p = 0.08) kg at 3 years and −4.6 (−8.5 to −0.8, p = 0.02) kg at 6 years, and that of BMI was −1.7 (−3.4 to 0.1, p = 0.06) kg/m2 at 3 years and −2.1 (−3.8 to −0.4, p = 0.02) kg/m2 at 6 years. A decrease of about 2% in fat mass per unit of body mass was observed, which is in line with the expectations for moderate weight loss. A possibly clinically relevant decrease in total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was also observed. These long-term results are important for patients with PWS, which is characterized by severe hyperphagia, behavioral disturbances, and cognitive impairment and is generally considered “resistant” to classical weight loss interventions.

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