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Factors and barriers influencing the decision to undergo body contouring surgery after bariatric surgery

A cross-sectional study

Omar F. Neel, Hatan Mortada, Ghaida AlBraithen, Faisal F. Almutairi, Reem A. Al-Terkawi and Abdelrahman Salem
Saudi Medical Journal November 2023, 44 (11) 1145-1152; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.11.20230418
Omar F. Neel
From the Department of Surgery (Neel); from the College of Medicine (AlBraithen), King Saud University, from the Department of Surgery (Mortada); from the Department of Plastic Surgery & Burn Unit (Mortada), King Saud Medical City, from Department of Plastic Surgery (Al-Terkawi); from the Department of Bariatric Surgery (Salem), Specialized Medical Center Hospital, Riyadh, from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Almutairi), Qassim University, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Surgery (Neel), McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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Hatan Mortada
From the Department of Surgery (Neel); from the College of Medicine (AlBraithen), King Saud University, from the Department of Surgery (Mortada); from the Department of Plastic Surgery & Burn Unit (Mortada), King Saud Medical City, from Department of Plastic Surgery (Al-Terkawi); from the Department of Bariatric Surgery (Salem), Specialized Medical Center Hospital, Riyadh, from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Almutairi), Qassim University, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Surgery (Neel), McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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Ghaida AlBraithen
From the Department of Surgery (Neel); from the College of Medicine (AlBraithen), King Saud University, from the Department of Surgery (Mortada); from the Department of Plastic Surgery & Burn Unit (Mortada), King Saud Medical City, from Department of Plastic Surgery (Al-Terkawi); from the Department of Bariatric Surgery (Salem), Specialized Medical Center Hospital, Riyadh, from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Almutairi), Qassim University, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Surgery (Neel), McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Roles: Medical Intern
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Faisal F. Almutairi
From the Department of Surgery (Neel); from the College of Medicine (AlBraithen), King Saud University, from the Department of Surgery (Mortada); from the Department of Plastic Surgery & Burn Unit (Mortada), King Saud Medical City, from Department of Plastic Surgery (Al-Terkawi); from the Department of Bariatric Surgery (Salem), Specialized Medical Center Hospital, Riyadh, from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Almutairi), Qassim University, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Surgery (Neel), McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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Reem A. Al-Terkawi
From the Department of Surgery (Neel); from the College of Medicine (AlBraithen), King Saud University, from the Department of Surgery (Mortada); from the Department of Plastic Surgery & Burn Unit (Mortada), King Saud Medical City, from Department of Plastic Surgery (Al-Terkawi); from the Department of Bariatric Surgery (Salem), Specialized Medical Center Hospital, Riyadh, from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Almutairi), Qassim University, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Surgery (Neel), McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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Abdelrahman Salem
From the Department of Surgery (Neel); from the College of Medicine (AlBraithen), King Saud University, from the Department of Surgery (Mortada); from the Department of Plastic Surgery & Burn Unit (Mortada), King Saud Medical City, from Department of Plastic Surgery (Al-Terkawi); from the Department of Bariatric Surgery (Salem), Specialized Medical Center Hospital, Riyadh, from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Almutairi), Qassim University, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Surgery (Neel), McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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Saudi Medical Journal Nov 2023, 44 (11) 1145-1152; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2023.44.11.20230418

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Saudi Medical Journal Nov 2023, 44 (11) 1145-1152; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2023.44.11.20230418
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