H-shaped, double-contour plication in abdominoplasty

H-shaped, double-contour plication, by reducing the longitudinal and transverse abdominal diameters, improves the waistline and reinforces the entire anterior abdominal wall, with better accommodation of the cutaneous flap. The decrease in the longitudinal diameter allows lowering and fixation of th...

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Published inAesthetic plastic surgery Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 260 - 266
Main Authors ABRAMO, A. C, GARCIA CASAS, S, RIBEIRO OLIVEIRA, V, MARQUES, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Springer 01.07.1999
Subjects
Abdominal Muscles - surgery
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Lipectomy - methods
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Skin plastic surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgical Flaps
Human
Plasty
Abdominal wall
Plastic surgery
Technique
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Summary:H-shaped, double-contour plication, by reducing the longitudinal and transverse abdominal diameters, improves the waistline and reinforces the entire anterior abdominal wall, with better accommodation of the cutaneous flap. The decrease in the longitudinal diameter allows lowering and fixation of the cutaneous flap without tension.
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ISSN:0364-216X
1432-5241
DOI:10.1007/s002669900279