Body contouring surgery fraught with risk sans prior supplementation.Byline: ANI Washington, November 14 (ANI): The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) says that patients seeking body contouring to get back in shape can be prevented from surgical complications by identifying malnutrition in advance. The society conveys through an article in its official journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery that identifying malnutrition beforehand can also accelerate wound healing, improve scar quality, and boost patient energy levels. Its report says that optimising nutrition with the addition of supplements, such as powder drinks and multi-vitamin tablets formulated for massive weight loss patients, is vital to successful body contouring surgery. "Body contouring procedures for massive weight loss patients are major operations with large incisions in many areas that demand a lot of the body during the healing process," says Dr. Dennis Hurwitz, ASPS Member Surgeon. "By carefully monitoring nutritional deficiencies preoperatively and supplementing the patient with the necessary nutrients, minerals and vitamins, I have seen a significant decrease in complications and improved postoperative healing. In my practice, I won't do body contouring procedures on this patient population without a preoperative regimen of nutritional supplements," adds the co-author. The society's report is based on a study performed in two parts. Firstly, medical literature regarding nutrition's effect on healing from the 1940s to the present was reviewed. Finally, the authors compared healing and wound problems in 75 of their massive weight loss body contouring patients from 2001 to 2005, who did not receive supplementation, with 37 patients from 2006 to present, who participated in a uniquely designed nutritional supplement program prior to surgery. The researchers also took into consideration the role of each nutrient in wound healing and immune response. Complications and wound problems were found to occur in 66 percent of the 75 patients who did not receive supplementation before 2006, they said. Major complication rates were reduced to 19 percent amongst the 37 patients on the nutritional supplement regimen after 2006, they added. The team particularly observed that improving nutritional deficiencies in massive weight loss patients improved the healing process, wound tension, scar quality, and patients' energy levels. They noted that protein, vitamins A, B complex, C, arginine arginine (är`jənĭn), organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer participates in the biosynthesis of proteins. , glutamine glutamine (gl  `təmēn), organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. , iron, zinc and selenium selenium (səlē`nēəm), nonmetallic chemical element; symbol Se; at. no. 34; at. wt. 78.96; m.p. 217°C;; b.p. about 685°C;; sp. gr. 4.81 at 20°C;; valence −2, +4, or +6. promote wound healing, collagen
production and immune response.
According to them, vitamin B complex vitamin B complex Water-soluble organic compounds with loosely similar properties, distribution in natural sources, and physiological functions. Most are coenzymes, and all appear essential to the metabolic processes of all animal life. has also been associated with reducing the risk of deep vein thrombosis A blood clot (thrombos) in a vein deep within the muscle, typically in the thigh or calf. It is caused by disease or the lack of activity such as sitting for hours at a computer screen. . (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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