Plastic surgeons blast ‘half surgery’

The British Association of Aesth­etic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has hit out at NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for ignoring official guidance by not funding potentially life-saving surgery.

Following obesity treatment such as gastric bands, bypasses or sleeves, post-bariatric patients can be left with almost two people’s worth of skin, resulting in functional problems – such as reduced mobility, hygiene issues and infections.