Option of plastic surgery is a postcode lottery

Abela and colleagues highlight the crucial role of plastic surgery in managing patients after surgery for obesity, 1 although plastic surgeons were omitted from the multidisciplinary team in Leff and Heath's clinical review. 2 A postcode lottery for plastic surgery in the UK might explain the o...

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Published in:BMJ 2009, Vol.339 (7733), p.1273-1274
Main Authors: Hujazi, Ihab, Henderson, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal surgery
Lotteries
Obesity
Plastic surgery
Primary care
SURGERY FOR OBESITY
Weight control
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Summary:Abela and colleagues highlight the crucial role of plastic surgery in managing patients after surgery for obesity, 1 although plastic surgeons were omitted from the multidisciplinary team in Leff and Heath's clinical review. 2 A postcode lottery for plastic surgery in the UK might explain the omission. 3 Only 62% of primary care trusts allow abdominoplasty without exceptional circumstances, and they set a range of inclusion criteria for patients who have had surgery for obesity, including a decrease in body mass index from 45 to less than 27 and stability of weight for up to 24 months.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.b4961