Fuente CA, Raveh T, Gordon CB

Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 335-338
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ABSTRACT

Abdominal flaps are an important recourse for reconstruction of toraco-abdominal defects, and particularly for breast reconstruction; unfortunatel most of the times producing deviation and/or distortion of umbilical scar and secondarily of aesthetics of abdominal region. In this paper, a new procedure for aesthetic repositioning of umbilical scar is presented. This method keeps the umbilicus stable and nonstenotic, and avoids possible hypertrophic scars. Results and complications are discussed.

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