The two-dermal-flap umbilical transposition: A natural and aesthetic umbilicus after abdominoplasty

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2255-2262

  Rozen, Shai M ^a   Redett, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPITHELIZATION; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; SURGEON; SUTURING METHOD; UMBILICUS; WOUND DEHISCENCE; ABDOMINAL WALL; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL WALL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

EID: 34249824913     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000261037.69256.3e     Document Type: Article

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