title: Maximizing aesthetics in lateral-tension abdominoplasty and body lifts.
abstract: The high-lateral-tension abdominoplasty addresses the practical and theoretic faults of standard abdominoplasty design. Key features include limited direct undermining, increased lateral skin resection with highest-tension wound closure along lateral limbs, two-layer superficial fascial system repair, and significant truncal liposuction when needed. The high-lateral-tension design limits the unfavorable features of standard abdominoplasty and produces balanced natural aesthetic contours. The high-lateral-tension abdominoplasty is the foundation for treatment of more generalized relaxation problems in the circumferential trunk and thighs. For more significant thigh laxity and buttock ptosis, the lateral-tension abdominoplasty is combined with the transverse thigh/buttock lift to produce the lower body lift #2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, KS, USA. lockwood@kc.net
authors.forename: Ted E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Lockwood
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery; D002081:Buttocks / Q000601:surgery; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery