The mini-abdominoplasty.
Some patients requesting abdominal contour surgery may have all their deformity below the semicircular line. Five patients in a series of 14 treated with mini-abdominoplasty are described to define the indications, technique, course, and complications. A miniplasty corrects the limited deformity of lower abdominal musculofascial relaxation and regional fat deposition. It corrects the defect when suction alone is insufficient and a full abdominoplasty is too much.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012086:Reoperation; D013396:Suction; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*