Commentary on: Heterogeneity in Body Contouring Outcomes Based Research: The Pittsburgh Body Contouring Complication Reporting System

Complications following body contouring for massive weight loss (MWL) can add significant morbidity to an already major operation recovery. Complications following postbariatric procedures are very common due to malnutrition, comorbidities, the presence of long incision lengths, significant undermining, and very large areas of tissue rearrangement. The authors note that there is currently no standardized recommendation regarding complication reporting.¹ They also note the significant variability of under or over reporting of complications in the literature. The authors note the significant heterogeneity in manuscripts regarding body contouring following MWL as well as lack of consensus and institution variability on how to define complications and on which complications to report.