title: Traditional abdominoplasty.
abstract: The introduction of liposuction in the 1980s permanently altered the landscape of body contour surgery. The abdomen became a ''group'' of contour procedures that were referred to as the abdominolipoplasty system of classification and treatment (Types I-IV). This article describes a full (Type IV) abdominoplasty with or without liposuction is performed. When extensive abdominal liposuction is performed in conjunction with a full abdominoplasty, it is also known as lipoabdominoplasty. The article also describes 10 "special situations" in the abdominoplasty population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (Plastic Surgery), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1009 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028, USA. matarasso@aol.com
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matarasso
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000601:surgery; D015431:Weight Loss