Abstract
The protuberant “outie” umbilicus is regarded by some patients to be unattractive and undesirable. Surgical conversion of the protuberant umbilicus to a tubular structure is accomplished by excising the mass of umbilical scar and utilizing 2 skin flaps, one to line the reconstructed tube and the other to form the superior hood of the tubular “innie” umbilicus.
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Hodgkinson, D.J. Umbilicoplasty: Conversion of “outie” to “innie”. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 7, 221–222 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570663
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570663