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The classic mini-abdominoplasty is a surgery generally indicated for cases in which cutaneous laxity of the abdomen’s inferior region is associated with adiposity. However, in some cases, the characteristics of the abdomen are such that resort to a traditional mini-abdominoplasty would involve an unsatisfactory final result due to the unavoidable caudalization of the navel. In answer to this problem, Pontes developed the type 4 modified mini-abdominoplasty. This procedure adds to the classic technique a complete resection of the navel and its transposition so that it leaves a residual vertical scar. With our version of the technique, the scar is more aesthetic in shape and appearance, horizontal, and parallel to the suprapubic scar.
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Ferraro, G.A., Rossano, F., Miccoli, A. et al. Modified Mini-Abdominoplasty: Navel Transposition and Horizontal Residual Scar. Aesth Plast Surg 31, 663–665 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-007-0068-5
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