title: How to deal with abdominoplasty in an abdomen with a scar.
abstract: Abdominoplasty is a common procedure in plastic surgery. Reviewing 150 patients who underwent abdominoplasty, it has been observed that 72% of the patients already had an abdominal scar. How to deal with abdominoplasty in an abdomen with a previous scar is discussed in this article.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Aboudib Júnior
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salema
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gradel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Braga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome