Offers expert coverage of all aspects of aesthetic plastic surgery of the abdomen

Describes many recent innovations in abdominoplasty

Provides guidance on the prevention, diagnosis and management of complications

History.- 1.History of abdominoplasty.- 2.Muscular anatomy of the abdominal wall.- 3.Vascular and neurologic anatomy of the abdominal wall.- 4.Anatomical illustration study of the abdominal wall and fat- techniques.- [...] impact of the menstrual cycle on intra-operative and postoperative bleeding in abdominoplasty patients.- [...] umbilical locator.- 7.Scarpa fascia preservation during abdominoplasty.- 8.Medial advancement of infra-umbilical scarpa's fascia improves waistline definition in "brazilian" abdominoplasty.- 9.Progressive tension sutures in abdominoplasty.- 10.Evolution of the high-superior-tension lipoabdominoplasty: the high tension abdominoplasty.- 11.Lipoabdominoplasty with abdominal definition.- 12."Smile" plication abdominoplasty.- 13.Anchor line abdominoplasty.- 14.Circumferential abdominoplasty.- 15.A paradigm shift for abdominoplasty: transverse hypogastric plication without supraumbilical dissection, unrestricted liposuction, neoumbilicoplasty and low placement of the scar (tulua).- 16.Abdominoplasty combined with cesarean section: discussion of the evidence.- 17.Lipoabdominoplasty.- 18.Modified combined lipoabdominoplasty without surgical drains.- [...] lipoabdominoplasty.- 20.Effectiveness and safety of combining laser-assisted liposuction and abdominoplasty.- 21.Abdominal contouring associated with other procedures.- 22.Modified abdominoplasty for patients with prune belly syndrome.- [...] abdominal contouring.- 24.Abdominoplasty access for desmoid tumor resection in the rectus abdominis muscle.- 25.Abdominal wall repair post hernia in kidney and liver transplantation and after gunshot wound.- 26.Abdominoplasty as the patient impetus for selection of the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator free flap donor site.- 27.Umbilicoplasty without external scar.- postoperative.- 28.Metabolic effect of abdominoplasty in the lipid profile of patients with dyslipidemia.- 29.Weight reduction following abdominoplasty.- 30.Ventilatory function in patients who underwent abdominoplasty with plication of the aponeurosis of the external oblique.- 31.C-reactive protein decrease after postbariatric abdominoplasty- complications.- 32.Complications of abdominoplasty.- 33.Retrospective analysis of never events in panniculectomy and abdominoplasty patients and their financial implications.- 34.Tension suture technique combined with lidocaine-adrenalin-saline-infiltration decreases complications in abdominoplasty.- [...] abdomen after abdominoplasty: differential diagnosis.- [...] impact of the menstrual cycle on intra-operative and postoperative bleeding in abdominoplasty patients.- 37.Maximizing chemoprophylaxis against venous thromboembolism in abdominoplasty.- 38.A study of postural changes after abdominal rectus plication abdominoplasty.- 39.Abdominoplasty complications and seroma. From prevention to effective treatment.- 40.Delayed complications in abdominoplasty: a case of a ten-year-old abdominoplasty abscess: a case of a 10-year-old abdominoplasty abscess.- [...] esophageal dilation mimicking serious pulmonary complication after post-bariatric abdominoplasty.- 42.Hematological variables and iron status in abdominoplasty after bariatric surgery.- 43.Increased intraoperative bleeding in patients undergoing abdominoplasty after gastroplasty is not due to coagulopathy or vascular anatomic changes.- outcomes, satisfaction.- 44.Comparison of short-term surgical outcomes between nhs and private sector abdominoplasty surgery.- 45.Outcomes of traditional cosmetic abdominoplasty in a community setting.- [...]-term ultrasonographic evaluation of midline aponeurotic plication during abdominoplasty.- 47.Complications and level of satisfaction after dermolipectomy and abdominoplasty post-bariatric surgery.