Massive weight loss in a 61-year-old male patient. This patient has large folds of excess skin as a result of losing over 76 kilos (12 stone) in weigh

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Massive weight loss in a 61-year-old male patient. This patient has large folds of excess skin as a result of losing over 76 kilos (12 stone) in weight. The excess skin is due to be surgically removed in a procedure known as abdominoplasty. This patient also has a colostomy, which allows discharge of faeces into a bag attached to the skin. A temporary or permanent colostomy is necessary when part of the colon or rectum has to be removed, due to cancer or other bowel disorders.

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