title: High superior tension abdominoplasty.
abstract: Although abdominoplasty has always been a routine operation, demands for it are constantly increasing for diverse reasons. For one, stomach reduction practiced by digestive surgeons is becoming a regular procedure. Massive weight loss induced by this surgery leads to a demand for abdominoplasty with increased risks of a difficult postoperative period and complications. In addition, more and more patients are looking for an improvement of a moderate cutaneous excess following pregnancy. In this case, standard abdominoplasty technique does not permit a sufficient skin resection and the surgeon must perform a vertical below umbilical scar and an insufficient epigastrium tension. Finally, a hematic or lymphatic collection is obviously undesirable and can lead to an aesthetic disaster. For these reasons, surgeons, more than ever, need a reliable technique that adapts to those different situations.
authors.affiliation: Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Louarn
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Pascal
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015431:Weight Loss