title: Complications of 'dermolipectomy' as an encore to abdominal operative procedures.
abstract: Four examples are used to illustrate the disastrous results of 'dermolipectomies' done as an encore to abdominal operative procedures. These results fall far short of the ideal lipectomy, which can at times be aesthetically pleasing when one considers the extent of the original deformity.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods