Four Flaps Technique for Neoumbilicoplasty.
10.5999/aps.2015.42.3.351
- Author:
Young Taek LEE
1
;
Chan KWON
;
Seung Chul RHEE
;
Sang Hun CHO
;
Su Rak EO
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. surakeo@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Umbilicus;
Abdominoplasty;
Abdominal wall
- MeSH:
Abdominal Wall;
Abdominoplasty;
Cicatrix;
Humans;
Umbilicus
- From:Archives of Plastic Surgery
2015;42(3):351-355
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The absence or disfigurement of the umbilicus is both cosmetically and psychologically distressing to patients. The goal of aesthetically pleasing umbilical reconstruction is to create a neoumbilicus with sufficient depth and good morphology, with natural-looking superior hooding and minimal scarring. Although many reports have presented techniques for creating new and attractive umbilici, we developed a technique that we term the "four flaps technique" for creating a neoumbilicus in circumstances such as the congenital absence of the umbilicus or the lack of remaining umbilical tissue following the excision of a hypertrophic or scarred umbilicus. This method uses the neighboring tissue by simply elevating four flaps and can yield sufficient depth and an aesthetically pleasing shape with appropriate superior hooding.
