title: Abdominoplasty in multiparous women with severe musculoaponeurotic laxity.
abstract: The results and complications of abdominoplasty in 20 consecutive multiparous women with very severe musculoaponeurotic laxity are presented. All patients presented with an abdomen that resembled a full-term pregnancy when the patient was in the erect posture. This very severe laxity was the end result of repeated pregnancies. All patients underwent a standard abdominoplasty with wide longitudinal plication using size 1 prolene sutures. Follow-up averaged 1 year. None of the patients had a major complication. However, all the patients had recurrence of the musculoaponeurotic laxity. Causes and classification of this recurrent laxity are discussed along with possible solutions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: al-Qattan
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010298:Parity; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*