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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.
MBBS, FRCSCHatan 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.
MBBSGhaida 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
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.
Roles: Medical Intern
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.
BSITAbdelrahman 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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Factors and barriers influencing the decision to undergo body contouring surgery after bariatric surgery
Omar F. Neel, Hatan Mortada, Ghaida AlBraithen, Faisal F. Almutairi, Reem A. Al-Terkawi, Abdelrahman Salem
Saudi Medical Journal Nov 2023, 44 (11) 1145-1152; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2023.44.11.20230418
Factors and barriers influencing the decision to undergo body contouring surgery after bariatric surgery
Omar F. Neel, Hatan Mortada, Ghaida AlBraithen, Faisal F. Almutairi, Reem A. Al-Terkawi, Abdelrahman Salem
Saudi Medical Journal Nov 2023, 44 (11) 1145-1152; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2023.44.11.20230418
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