Psychological assessment in post-bariatric plastic surgery: A scoping review

Introduction: Obesity can have physical, psychological, and social consequences. Bariatric surgery has the potential to improve the patient’s biopsychosocial condition. However, excess skin after rapid and significant weight loss can cause psychological distress. Plastic surgery, as the only procedu...

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Main Authors: Angelica Cardoso Martins, Denise Nicodemo, Vanessa Yuri Suzuki, Sheila Souza Sales, Leonardo Montenegro Albuquerque
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2024-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
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Online Access:http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/3484/1983-5175-rbcp-39-03-e948-en.pdf
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Denise Nicodemo
Vanessa Yuri Suzuki
Sheila Souza Sales
Leonardo Montenegro Albuquerque
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description Introduction: Obesity can have physical, psychological, and social consequences. Bariatric surgery has the potential to improve the patient’s biopsychosocial condition. However, excess skin after rapid and significant weight loss can cause psychological distress. Plastic surgery, as the only procedure capable of removing excess skin, has the potential to improve self-image. Additionally, it can encourage weight control. This study investigated, through a scoping review, whether the basic psychological assessment, carried out during screening by the plastic surgeon, is capable of identifying psychological distress in patients who wish to undergo plastic surgery after bariatric surgery. Method: A bibliographic survey was carried out, covering articles published between 2013 and 2023, in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, in the MEDLINE, Virtual Health Library (VHL), and Embase databases. Results: In the search strategy, 48 articles met the inclusion criteria, and 18 articles were mentioned in this study. Conclusion: The psychological assessment carried out during plastic surgeon screening allows the identification of suffering resulting from excess skin after bariatric surgery and previous psychological suffering. This facilitates the medical decision about whether or not to refer the patient for specialized psychological evaluation. This approach broadens the patient’s understanding of the relationship between body and mind.
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spelling doaj-art-d3a334745efd4947be87e6144a2e4b962025-08-20T03:18:09ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica1983-51752177-12352024-10-0139310.5935/2177-1235.2024RBCP0948-ENPsychological assessment in post-bariatric plastic surgery: A scoping reviewAngelica Cardoso Martins0Denise Nicodemo1Vanessa Yuri Suzuki2Sheila Souza Sales3Leonardo Montenegro Albuquerque4Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Mestrado profissional em Ciência, Tecnologia e Gestão Aplicadas à Regeneração Tecidual, São Paulo, S P, Brazil.Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Mestrado profissional em Ciência, Tecnologia e Gestão Aplicadas à Regeneração Tecidual, São Paulo, S P, Brazil.Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Mestrado profissional em Ciência, Tecnologia e Gestão Aplicadas à Regeneração Tecidual, São Paulo, S P, Brazil.Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Mestrado profissional em Ciência, Tecnologia e Gestão Aplicadas à Regeneração Tecidual, São Paulo, S P, Brazil.Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Mestrado profissional em Ciência, Tecnologia e Gestão Aplicadas à Regeneração Tecidual, São Paulo, S P, Brazil.Introduction: Obesity can have physical, psychological, and social consequences. Bariatric surgery has the potential to improve the patient’s biopsychosocial condition. However, excess skin after rapid and significant weight loss can cause psychological distress. Plastic surgery, as the only procedure capable of removing excess skin, has the potential to improve self-image. Additionally, it can encourage weight control. This study investigated, through a scoping review, whether the basic psychological assessment, carried out during screening by the plastic surgeon, is capable of identifying psychological distress in patients who wish to undergo plastic surgery after bariatric surgery. Method: A bibliographic survey was carried out, covering articles published between 2013 and 2023, in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, in the MEDLINE, Virtual Health Library (VHL), and Embase databases. Results: In the search strategy, 48 articles met the inclusion criteria, and 18 articles were mentioned in this study. Conclusion: The psychological assessment carried out during plastic surgeon screening allows the identification of suffering resulting from excess skin after bariatric surgery and previous psychological suffering. This facilitates the medical decision about whether or not to refer the patient for specialized psychological evaluation. This approach broadens the patient’s understanding of the relationship between body and mind.http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/3484/1983-5175-rbcp-39-03-e948-en.pdfpsychosocial functioningplastic surgery proceduresbariatric surgerybody imagemental disordersbody contouring
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Psychological assessment in post-bariatric plastic surgery: A scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
psychosocial functioning
plastic surgery procedures
bariatric surgery
body image
mental disorders
body contouring
title Psychological assessment in post-bariatric plastic surgery: A scoping review
title_full Psychological assessment in post-bariatric plastic surgery: A scoping review
title_fullStr Psychological assessment in post-bariatric plastic surgery: A scoping review
title_full_unstemmed Psychological assessment in post-bariatric plastic surgery: A scoping review
title_short Psychological assessment in post-bariatric plastic surgery: A scoping review
title_sort psychological assessment in post bariatric plastic surgery a scoping review
topic psychosocial functioning
plastic surgery procedures
bariatric surgery
body image
mental disorders
body contouring
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