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Sahlgrenska Excess Skin Questionnaire (SESQ): A reliable questionnaire to assess the experience of excessive skin after weight loss

Christina BiörserudDepartment of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden;Department of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christina NielsenDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Trude StaalesenDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden;Department of Plastic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Anna ElanderDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden;Department of Plastic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Torsten OlbersDepartment of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden;Department of Surgery, Imperial College, London, UK
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Monika Fagevik OlsénDepartment of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden;Department of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden;Department of Neurophysiology and Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Pages 50-59 | Accepted 17 Jun 2012, Published online: 29 Nov 2012

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Christina Biörserud, Anna Elander & Monika Fagevik Olsén. (2023) SESQ, a patient-reported outcome instrument addressing excess skin; report on the updated version and the validation process. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery 57:1-6, pages 360-364.
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Monika Fagevik Olsén, Christina Biörserud, Micheline Al Nouh, Trude Staalesen & Anna Elander. (2022) Translation and validation of a Swedish version of the BODY-Q: a patient-reported outcome instrument for weight loss and body contouring surgery. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery 56:6, pages 348-352.
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Christina Biörserud, Kima Shams, Anna Elander & Monika Fagevik Olsén. (2018) Self-image after bariatric surgery and its relationship to gender, excess skin and health-related quality of life. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery 52:5, pages 288-293.
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Jonas Ockell, Anna Elander, Trude Staalesen & Monika Fagevik Olsén. (2017) Evaluation of excess skin in Swedish adults 18–59 years of age. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery 51:2, pages 99-104.
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Christina Biörserud, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Elander & Malin Wiklund. (2016) Objective measurements of excess skin in post bariatric patients – inter-rater reliability. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery 50:2, pages 68-73.
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