Changes of Facial Features After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review

Wong ZY 1 , Ramasamy P 2 , Ingels KJAO 3 , Parmar C 4 , Yang W 5 , Pouwels S 6 Show all authors , Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (TUGS), TUGS E-Health, Education, Surgical Publishing Research (TEESR) Group

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of General Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK
  • 2 Department of General Surgery, Hospital Selayang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
  • 4 Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital, London, UK
  • 5 Department of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
  • 6 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, P.O. Box 90151, 5000 LC, Tilburg, The Netherlands. sjaakpwls@gmail.com
Obes Surg, 2023 Jan;33(1):332-338.
PMID: 36434358 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-06363-8

Abstract

This study aims to provide an overview of the facial features and structure after bariatric surgery in the existing literature. A systematic literature search was performed in electronic databases until 15th February 2022. Four cohort studies including 129 patients from 3 countries were included between time period 2011 and 2020. Overall, bariatric surgery would promote massive weight loss associated with positive effects on facial aging. Analysis revealed a proportional relationship between body mass index (BMI) and faster facial aging and more attractive. Undergoing bariatric surgery would result in facial skin sagging and a favorable effect on the upper airway. Bariatric surgery was found to have a significant impact on changes in facial features but the current evidence remains inconclusive and further studies are required to illustrate facial changes post-bariatric surgery.

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