Reconstruction of the umbilicus using a single triangular flap.
Many techniques for reconstruction of an absent umbilicus have been described; however, none has achieved a perfect result. We report a new alternative for constructing an umbilicus using a conical flap and present two representative clinical cases. Our technique creates an umbilicus with sufficient depth with good results, including maintenance of depth after more than 1 year.
Sugawara
Y
Y
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Hirabayashi
S
S
Asato
H
H
Yoshimura
K
K
D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*