Arch Plast Surg.  2015 May;42(3):351-355. 10.5999/aps.2015.42.3.351.

Four Flaps Technique for Neoumbilicoplasty

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  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. surakeo@yahoo.com

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.

Keyword

Umbilicus; Abdominoplasty; Abdominal wall

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Wall
Abdominoplasty
Cicatrix
Humans
Umbilicus
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