title: [Plastic surgery of the abdominal wall].
abstract: An abdominal wall rich of fat or relaxed and poor of fat could be burdensome psychically and physically, especially if there are additional changes of musculoaponeurotic abdominal wall. The line of incision for abdominoplasty (cross-ellipse, anchor, star, Pitanguy) depends on age, on obesity and on private wishes of patients. In the restauration of the myoaponeurotic part the abolition of distance between the rectus muscles takes the first place. It will be followed by fastening ciatric hernias, in single cases umbilical or inguinal hernias. A considerable relaxation sometimes forces stretching of the myoapneurotic part, too. Postoperative care must be carefully, to avoid complications in wound healing and above all thromboembolism.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods
vernacular_title: Die Bauchdeckenplastik.