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If the result of liposuction in the abdominal area is inadequate or there is an excessive overhang of abdominal skin and subcutaneous adipose tissue, it may be beneficial to perform an abdominoplasty to improve the functional and aesthetic result. In the abdominoplasty, the surplus section of abdominal skin is removed with the attached subcutaneous adipose tissue. In a few cases, resection of the infraumbilical surplus tissue will be sufficient, but usually a complete abdominoplasty with umbilical translocation must be performed to achieve optimal results. In this procedure, tightening of the periumbilical area is also extremely significant, for example, with extreme fold formation following pregnancies. Rarely, there is also slackening of the abdominal muscles. This should be treated prior to tightening of the abdominal wall (e.g., by physiotherapy).
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Chapter 9: Abdominoplasty
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Mang, W.L., Neidel, F., Becker, A., Mackowski, M.S., Schantz, JT., Then-Schlagau, U. (2010). Abdominoplasty. In: Manual of Aesthetic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78795-2_9
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