Renpeng Zhou, Xiabin Zhang, Yimin Liang, Danru Wang
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Abstract
Background: Various methods of umbilicoplasty have been proposed to create an aesthetically pleasing umbilicus. However, following conventional lipoabdominoplasty, some patients, particularly those with a thin layer of abdominal fat, may exhibit a shallow navel.
Methods: A modified umbilicoplasty with a three-step approach was performed between Jan 2019 and Mar 2023. The three-step procedure included multiple plications, umbilical stalk fixation, umbilical insertion and central gathering (MUC). Patients were followed up for at least 6 months. Umbilical depth and complications were recorded.
Results: A total of 36 patients were performed with MUC umbilicoplasty, with a mean age of 36.1 years. Patients were satisfied with umbilical appearance. The average depth of the navel after MUC procedure was 1.8±0.3 cm. A patient developed a hypertrophic scar in the umbilicus, which was treated with an intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide. No other complications were observed.
Conclusion: The MUC approach to umbilicoplasty provides a deep umbilical depression with minimal scars. This three-step procedure is particularly beneficial for patients with a thin layer of abdominal fat.
Level of evidence iv: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is a publication of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the official journal of the European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (EASAPS), Società Italiana di Chirurgia Plastica Ricostruttiva ed Estetica (SICPRE), Vereinigung der Deutschen Aesthetisch Plastischen Chirurgen (VDAPC), the Romanian Aesthetic Surgery Society (RASS), Asociación Española de Cirugía Estética Plástica (AECEP), La Sociedad Argentina de Cirugía Plástica, Estética y Reparadora (SACPER), the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe (RSE), the Iranian Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeons (ISPAS), the Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons (SAPS), the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS), the Egyptian Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ESPRS), and the Sociedad Chilena de Cirugía Plástica, Reconstructiva y Estética (SCCP).
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery provides a forum for original articles advancing the art of aesthetic plastic surgery. Many describe surgical craftsmanship; others deal with complications in surgical procedures and methods by which to treat or avoid them. Coverage includes "second thoughts" on established techniques, which might be abandoned, modified, or improved. Also included are case histories; improvements in surgical instruments, pharmaceuticals, and operating room equipment; and discussions of problems such as the role of psychosocial factors in the doctor-patient and the patient-public interrelationships.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is covered in Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, SciSearch, Research Alert, Index Medicus-Medline, and Excerpta Medica/Embase.
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