ArticleActa cirurgica brasileira2025
Intentions in reconstructive plastic surgery among post-bariatric patients in Brazil's public health service.
Article in Acta cirurgica brasileira, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeTo evaluate post-bariatric patients' intentions to undergo reconstructive plastic surgery in Brazil's public health system.
methodsThis cross-sectional study, conducted between May 2022 and February 2023, contacted 539 post-bariatric patients (≥ one year post surgery) via telephone, of whom 150 completed an online survey. Participants assessed their interest in reconstructive surgery and completed the validated Body-Q instrument to evaluate body image, sexual function, and related outcomes.
resultsMost respondents were female (88%) and married (68%), with an average age of 43 years old. The preoperative and postoperative body mass indices were 44.5 and 28.1, respectively, with an average weight loss of 44 ± 12.8 kg. A total of 90.7% expressed interest in reconstructive surgery, particularly for the abdomen (75.3%) and breasts (68%). Lower education level was linked to higher aesthetic expectations (p = 0.014). Patients interested in arm surgery had significantly lower sexual function scores (p = 0.006). There was no significant correlation between total weight loss and surgical interest.
conclusionPost-bariatric patients in Brazil's public healthcare system showed a high demand for reconstructive surgery, with education level and body satisfaction influencing interest more than weight loss. Targeted counseling may help align expectations and enhance post-bariatric care for patients.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.