The study finds that abdominal patients are still receiving pounds after five years

“We have found that patients not only maintained weight loss after gaming the abdomen, but they also continued to lose weight over time – up to ten pounds, on average,” the first author John YS Kim of the University of Northwesm University and Strint Venberg, Chicago comments. “After surgery, weight loss appears to be greater, and increases in subsequent follow -up times, in patients with the initial BMI (BMI).”

The weight loss continues for up to five years after the abdomen

The abdomen is a cosmetic surgical procedure to improve the appearance of the abdomen. In 2023, ASPS member surgeons made more than 170,000 abdominal players, according to ASPS statistics. Many of these procedures are performed in patients with a massive weight loss that leaves them with excess skin and skin.

Cosmetic surgeons note that patients may continue to lose weight after gambling. However, there is a few research evidence on this issue, including whether to perform the abdominal plastic surgery itself contributes to the long -term weight loss.

Dr. Kim and his colleagues conducted a study to evaluate changes in body weight in 188 patients who underwent the abdominal terminal between 2018 and 2022. Ninety -seven percent of patients were women. The average weight before surgery was about 168 lbs with 27.7 body mass index. Most patients underwent fats or additional procedure to remove excess fat (fat removal) at the same time as abdominal gaming. Trends in body weight were evaluated within up to five years after surgery.

The results showed the continued weight loss after the abdominal plastic surgery. In three to six months, the average weight loss was between five and six pounds, with a decrease in about 3 percent in the body mass index. From one to four years, weight loss was about five pounds, to reduce the BMI about 2 percent. By five years (in a limited number of patients), the average weight loss was approximately ten pounds, with more than five percent of the body mass index.

“A semi -fixed negative change in body weight” after abdominal surgery

Overall, about 60 % of patients have lost weight during follow -up. More analysis showed “a steady negative change in body weight that has not changed significantly over time,” the researchers write.

After adjusting other factors, the continued weight loss was more likely to patients with older patients, for those who underwent liposuction/fat homosexuality, and those who have never smoked. Weight loss was greater for patients who had a higher weight in the body and body mass index before surgery, and a few patients who used newer loss medications.

The study adds new evidence that “reducing weight after childbirth is a quantitative measurable phenomenon and that patients who are undergoing abdominal terminal are still losing a large amount of weight for up to five years after surgery.” They notice some of the main restrictions of their study, including different follow -up times and potential confusing factors.

The study cannot categorically explain the reason why patients continue to lose weight after surgery. However, Dr. Kim and the participating authors write, “We have found that patients who managed to achieve weight loss after the abdominal plastic surgery have succeeded in developing healthy habits that focused on nutrition and exercise.” It highlights the need for a “evidence -based platform” to assess weight changes after abdominal plastic surgery and determine the factors associated with weight loss in the long run.