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KMID : 1038220150420030351
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Archives of Plastic Surgery
2015 Volume.42 No. 3 p.351 ~ p.355
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Four Flaps Technique for Neoumbilicoplasty
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Lee Young-Taek
Kwon Chan
Rhee Seung-Chul
Cho Sang-Hun
Eo Su-Rak
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Abstract
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The absence or disfigurement of the umbilicus is both cosmetically and psychologically distressing to patients. The goal of aesthetically pleasing umbilical reconstruction is to create a neoumbilicus with sufficient depth and good morphology, with natural-looking superior hooding and minimal scarring. Although many reports have presented techniques for creating new and attractive umbilici, we developed a technique that we term the "four flaps technique" for creating a neoumbilicus in circumstances such as the congenital absence of the umbilicus or the lack of remaining umbilical tissue following the excision of a hypertrophic or scarred umbilicus. This method uses the neighboring tissue by simply elevating four flaps and can yield sufficient depth and an aesthetically pleasing shape with appropriate superior hooding.
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KEYWORD
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Umbilicus, Abdominoplasty, Abdominal wall
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