• Omar F Neel, Hatan Mortada, Ghaida AlBraithen, Faisal F Almutairi, Reem A Al-Terkawi, and 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.
• Saudi Med J. 2023 Nov 1; 44 (11): 114511521145-1152.

ObjectivesTo identify the factors and predictors that play a role in shaping the decision-making process of post-bariatric patients when considering aesthetic surgery.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out at the Specialized Medical Center Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Data collection for the study occurred between January and March 2023. To gather the necessary data, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to participants through the messaging platform WhatsApp.ResultsAmong the 445 responses analyzed, 71.2% reported having excess skin folds. A total of 62 (13.9%) participants underwent body contouring surgery, most of which was carried out in the trunk region (67.7%). Being female was associated with statistically significantly higher rates of body contouring surgery (82.3%, p=0.002), as was achieving one's best weight after 2 years (37.1%, p=0.003) or more than 2 years (14.5%, p=0.003). Among those who did not consider body contouring surgery, the most important reason reported was the belief that such surgeries were not needed, accounting for 41.1% of responses.ConclusionThis study found that female gender, achieving optimum weight within 2 or more years post-bariatric surgery, and a smaller median change in body mass index were significant predictors of future body contouring surgery. These findings are important for advising and educating post-bariatric patients regarding their options for body-contouring procedures.Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal.

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