| PRS 0401-411-Wallach
Wallach SG.
Maximizing the use of the abdominoplasty incision.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Jan;113(1):411-7; discussion 418. PMID: 14707667
Comment in:
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Sep 15;114(4):1017; author reply 1017-8.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein
College of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY , USA. sgwallach@aol.com
Candidates for abdominoplasty often request multiple procedures at the time of
consultation. Some of these patients have the potential opportunity to have
ancillary procedures performed through the abdominoplasty incision, such as
breast augmentation or suction-assisted lipectomy. Access via the abdominoplasty
incision can also limit the need for distant donor sites, for instance, when
autologous fillers or rib graft are necessary. The techniques described are
straightforward and are based on standard principles that should be considered
when ancillary procedures are performed in conjunction with abdominal contouring
procedures. In a review of 70 consecutive patients undergoing abdominoplasty, 91
ancillary procedures were performed in conjunction with the abdominoplasty. Of
the total number of patients undergoing abdominoplasty, 29 patients underwent 30
procedures facilitated through their abdominoplasty incision, including 23
suction-assisted lipectomies of the flanks, six breast augmentations, and one
rib cartilage harvesting for rhinoplasty. A review of the author's experience
and discussion for potential options afforded by this exposure are presented.
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