9602-387 Johnson
Johnson D, Cormack GC, Abrahams PH, Dixon AK.
Computed tomographic observations on subcutaneous fat: implications for
liposuction.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1996 Feb;97(2):387-96. PMID: 8559822
Department of Anatomy, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England.
The anatomy of the abdominal subcutaneous tissues is discussed in the light of
data obtained in 20 female patients examined on a modern computed tomographic
system. We have shown that the superficial fascia, which separates the
superficial and deep layers of subcutaneous fat, forms a continuous
circumferential fascial plane. This superficial fascia, contrary to previous
reports, does not appear to merge with the deep fascial plane around the
external oblique muscle. The fat in the deep subcutaneous layer, bounded by the
superficial fascia, is the target for liposuction techniques. The CT data have
shown that about 50 percent of subcutaneous fat resides within this deep layer.
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