Effects of Body Contouring Surgery in Obese Patients

Effects of Body Contouring Surgery in Obese Patients: a Prospective Study

The aim of this study is twofold; 1) to assess the psychometric properties of the Finnish version of the BODY-Q questionnaire, 2) to assess the effects of body contouring surgery using patient-reported outcome measures.

The BODY-Q is translated into Finnish through forward and backward translation and a committee review. The preliminary version is pilot tested with 20 participants undergoing body contouring surgery.

The study is of longitudinal design gathering data from participants undergoing body contouring surgery due to obesity. Data collection takes place in the Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. The participants fill in three patient-reported outcome measures.

The outcomes of the three patient-reported outcome measures are compared with each other and internal validity assessed. Test-retest reliability is assessed after two weeks from the first completion of the questionnaires. With validated questionnaires the effects of body contouring surgery is assessed.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Body contouring surgery due to:

A) massive weight loss B) Postbariatric weight loss

• Patient age over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient age under 18 years
• No body contouring surgery
• Surgical intervention performed in another hospital than Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District
• No obesity