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We present a simple technique for umbilicoplasty and some guidelines for improving the results in abdominoplasty. These include preoperative erect marking, equal and exacting retraction, formation of a suprapublic fat pad and a central raphe, and prolonged splinting of the abdominal incisions including an umbilical stent.
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Freeman, B.S., Wiemer, D.R. Abdominoplasty with special attention to construction of the umbilicus: Technique and complications. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 2, 65–74 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577940
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577940