A new umbilicoplasty for children: creating a longitudinal deep umbilical depression.
When forming a deep umbilical depression for paediatric patients displaying a thin layer of abdominal fat, the V-Y advancement flap method is useful. However, although many plastic surgeons approve of a longitudinal umbilical depression as an ideal, conventional flap methods often result in only a longitudinal scar line with a depression at the end of the scar. The shifted umbilical depression facing upward or downward appears aesthetically unnatural. To resolve these problems, we have devised a new method of umbilicoplasty. Using obliquely opposing flaps, a longitudinal deep umbilical depression facing forward can be created at the correct umbilical position.
Kajikawa
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, 1, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan. kajikawa@fmu.ac.jp
Ueda
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Suzuki
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Ohkouchi
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000601:surgery*