title: Inception and evolution of the components separation technique: personal recollections.
abstract: This article provides an overview of the components separation technique. It describes how the technique was first developed and innovations and improvements that have followed through the years.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. oscar@ramirezmd.com
authors.forename: Oscar M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Ramirez
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps