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Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 06 25;149(6):1507. Epub 2022 May 25.

Acta Chir Plast 2022 ;64(1):31-38

Background: Over recent years, liposuction has become the most commonly used surgical procedure used to refine male and female body contours. In the last four decades, the incidence of breast cancer has increased. Of these patients, there are more women requiring breast reconstruction who have undergone liposuction in the past. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Mar;149(3):424e-428e

From the Clinic Cryo Esthetic; and Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic, and Maxillofacial Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital.

Background: Cryolipolysis is a noninvasive method that allows selective reduction of adipose tissue. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of cryothermogenesis, the repetitive applications of cryotherapy, in body contouring of the abdomen and saddlebag areas.

Methods: Thirty participants were included in the study. Read More

Am J Case Rep 2022 Feb 5;23:e934049. Epub 2022 Feb 5.

Plastic Surgery Unit, Barzilai University Hospital Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel.

BACKGROUND Liposuction is a one of the most common aesthetic procedures. The super-wet and tumescent techniques are used most frequently. Both serve to reduce collateral blood loss, facilitate the suctioning procedure, and providing local anesthesia. Read More

World J Clin Cases 2022 Jan;10(1):361-370

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China.

Background: Madelung's disease (MD) is a chronic alcoholism-associated metabolic syndrome characterized by symmetrical subcutaneous deposition of adipose tissue in the head, neck, shoulders, back, trunk, and nerve roots of the upper and lower limbs. It is relatively rare in Asian individuals and is prone to misdiagnosis. Herein, we report a case of a patient with MD who had undergone surgical management at our hospital, and we discuss the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of MD. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Jan;149(1):96-104

From the Universidad de Buenos Aires; Universidad del Valle; and Total Definer Research Group.

Background: Abdominoplasty is a surgical technique for body contouring that has been shown to improve the patient's quality of life. It has become more common among male patients, so clear differences between procedures for men and women have to be stated. The authors present their experience with high-definition lipoabdominoplasty with transverse plication in men. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2022 Jun;42(7):760-770

Background: Patient-reported outcome (PRO) data evaluating the physical and psychosocial impact of cryolipolysis (CoolSculpting) treatment are limited.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess, by means of PRO instruments, multidimensional aspects of satisfaction following cryolipolysis treatment of the flanks and abdomen.

Methods: This was a multinational, prospective, single-cohort, interventional study. Read More

J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 2021 Nov-Dec 01;48(6):573-577

Mackenzie Rauch-Pucher, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan.

Background: Mycobacterium wolinskyi is a rare, fast-growing, painful bacterium causing soft tissue infections. Sparse case reports focus on long-term intravenous antibiotic therapy and surgical interventions. We searched the literature and found almost no discussion about treatment from a nursing and wound care perspective. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2021 Oct 14;9(10):e3863. Epub 2021 Oct 14.

Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.

Although isolated accessory breasts have been reported in many locations on the torso, we noted that lean men presenting for liposuction had mounds of fullness in a curvilinear array (axilla to groin) consistent with the configuration of the embryological mammary ridge. We hypothesized that grid mapping and pinch testing would elucidate the pattern of fullness and its relation to the "milk line."

Methods: Twenty lean participants (10 men, 10 women) each underwent standardized photography and grid mapping of anterior torsos. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2022 Apr 8;46(2):786-794. Epub 2021 Oct 8.

UOC Chirurgia Plastica, Dipartimento per la Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS, Università Cattolica del "Sacro Cuore", Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.

Background: Many types of brachioplasty techniques have been described in the literature, and the main focus has been scar aesthetics, reproducibility and safety. Little attention has been given to other two aspects of the procedure: overall aesthetic with a focus on the torso-brachial angle and on the lymphatic distress related to the procedure. In this paper, we described a novel technique of brachioplasty called lipobrachiopexy, a lymph-sparing procedure which includes tendon suspension suture to improve cosmetics . Read More

Wiad Lek 2021 ;74(7):1605-1611

BOGOMOLETS NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, KYIV, UKRAINE.

Objective: The aim: Of work is to determine changes in blood flow in the vessels of the anterior abdominal wall that occur after plastic surgeries in order to improve the results of operations and to develop new methods for the prevention of complications.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The study was conducted in 132 patients. Patients were divided into 2 groups: main group 64 and control group 68 patients. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2022 Feb 23;46(1):456-467. Epub 2021 Aug 23.

Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Calle 78b No 72a-109, Medellín, Colombia.

Background: TULUA, a transverse plication lipoabdominoplasty, which excludes elevation of the supraumbilical flap and includes a skin graft neoumbilicoplasty, claims greater safety and better results. An animal study was designed to compare it, with two current techniques.

Materials And Methods: Three matched groups of 12 rats had combined liposuction and abdominoplasty. Read More

J Invest Surg 2022 Apr 11;35(4):926-932. Epub 2021 Aug 11.

Department of General Surgery, Kars Sarikamis State Hospital, Kars, Turkey.

Objective: Various synthetic and biological meshes have been developed to reduce recurrence and complications in ventral incisional hernia repairs. Adipose tissue is a rich reserve for mesenchymal stromal cells. In the present study we aimed to examine the effects of adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (AD-MSCs) on abdominal incisional hernia repairs in rats. Read More

J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2022 Jun 29;56(3):160-166. Epub 2021 Jul 29.

Department of Plastic Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.

The aim of abdominoplasty is to restore a normal abdominal contour, with minimal signs of the surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility, safety, and advantages of en block removal of a skin island before upper abdominal dissection during abdominoplasty. Five hundred-forty female patients who underwent abdominoplasties between January 2004 and December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2022 01;42(1):68-85

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.

Background: Lipoplasty has undergone a series of refinements since its inception. It is now possible to apply superficial suction to enhance the outline of a muscle in order to improve the results of aesthetic lipoplasty.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to summarize the available evidence on the techniques and surgical outcomes of high-definition lipoplasty (HDL) in male patients. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2021 09;41(10):1166-1169

J Reconstr Microsurg 2021 Sep 1;37(7):566-579. Epub 2021 Mar 1.

Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.

Background:  Approximately half of all patients presenting for autologous breast reconstruction have abdominal scars from prior surgery, the presence of which is considered by some a relative contraindication for abdominally based reconstruction. This meta-analysis examines the impact of prior abdominal surgery on the complication profile of breast reconstruction with abdominally based free tissue transfer.

Methods:  Literature search was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2021 09;41(10):1155-1165

Department of Plastic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.

Background: Despite the proven efficacy of liposuction, there is a population of patients who prefer non-surgical alternatives. Laser hyperthermia-induced lipolysis has emerged as one non-invasive alternative to liposuction.

Objectives: The authors sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a 1060-nm (±10 nm) diode laser for non-invasive fat reduction of the abdomen. Read More

Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol 2020 Dec;71(4)

Médico en Internado, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín ( Colombia.

Objective: To report the case of a pregnant woman with a history of transverse plication abdominoplasty (TULUA) and to conduct a review of the available literature on the impact of this intervention on the course of gestation and vice versa.

Methods: Case report of a 23-year-old pregnant woman with a history of TULUA abdominoplasty performed eight months before pregnancy. A literature search was conducted in Medline, Cochrane Library, SciELO, LILACS, BVS and Google Scholar, with no restriction by language or date of publication. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2021 10 25;45(5):2220-2228. Epub 2021 Jan 25.

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.

Background: We report our experience using the Lipo-Bodylift technique for circumferential lower trunk reconstruction following massive weight loss.

Methods: The procedure combines extensive circular liposuction with circular skin resection immediately under the dermis. We classify lower trunk deformities using three parameters: (1) excess skin (in the horizontal direction, or both horizontally and vertically); (2) the body mass index (BMI); and, (3) skin quality (hyperlaxity or a normal tone). Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2021 08 22;45(4):1431-1440. Epub 2021 Jan 22.

Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Hand and Plastic Surgery of the University of Heidelberg, Ludwig-Guttmann-Str. 13, 67071, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Background: The aesthetic and functional outcomes of the donor site following abdominal-based free flap breast reconstruction have been suboptimal. The objective of this study is to evaluate a modified liposuction-assisted abdominoplasty technique combined with rectus plication (LPARSP) adopted from cosmetic abdominoplasty practice.

Patients And Methods: All abdominal-based free flap breast reconstructions from 01/2017 to 03/2019 were reviewed. Read More

Ann Plast Surg 2021 03;86(3S Suppl 2):S229-S234

Center for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, New York, NY.

Background: Abdominoplasty has been evolving since the 1960s with many technical innovations throughout the years. It has become one of the most frequent and common procedures done in aesthetic plastic surgery, with the ultimate goal of not only to remove the excess tissue in the abdominal area but also to achieve an aesthetic trunk silhouette.

Objective: The prime objective of this article was to describe our preferred approach for a full cosmetic abdominoplasty. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2020 Sep 24;8(9):e3113. Epub 2020 Sep 24.

body SCULPT, Inc., LLC, New York, N.Y.

Background: Suction-assisted lipectomy has undergone significant improvements in technique, outcomes, and safety. The local anesthetic option has an excellent safety profile, and energy-based modalities such as radiofrequency-assisted liposuction (RFAL) devices were developed to enhance soft-tissue contraction. The purpose of this study was to report a single center's experience with two surgeons using the second-generation RFAL device compared with the first-generation device in terms of safety and efficacy. Read More

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2020 11 4;73(11):2086-2102. Epub 2020 Sep 4.

Division of Plastic Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Ramiro Barcelos st., 2350, ZIP 90035-007 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 08 18;44(4):1241-1251. Epub 2016 Feb 18.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3109 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.

Background: Whereas body contouring surgery after massive weight loss in women emphasizes sculptured adipose and broader lower torso, little attention has been devoted to accentuating the male physique.

Objective: To determine if boomerang excision pattern correction of gynecomastia with J torsoplasty combined with an abdominoplasty with oblique excisions directly over bulging flanks provide effective and safe optimizing of muscle visibility and upper torso dominance.

Methods: A description of comprehensive body contouring through an abdominoplasty and a series of obliquely oriented ellipses of the male torso is followed by review of 19 consecutive patients. Read More

Pan Afr Med J 2020 1;36:52. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

Department of Internal Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Truncal obesity and its associated health risk is an enormous burden. The traditional surgical treatment modality is liposuction or lipoabdominoplasty. An uncommon mode of the treatment is the use of abdominoplasty alone or as a surgical component. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 12 6;44(6):2137-2142. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Fırat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey.

Background: The interest in and demand for post-bariatric surgery have increased along with the increase in obesity surgery. Belt lipectomy, during which a circular correction is made in the center of the trunk, is the most commonly performed among these surgical techniques. Postoperative pain is an important problem due to the size of the surgical site and stretched closure. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2021 04;41(5):577-594

Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.

Background: TULUA (transverse plication, undermining halted at umbilicus, liposuction [without restrictions], umbilicoplasty with a skin graft, and abdominoplasty with low transverse scar localization) is a fundamentally different lipoabdominoplasty technique intended to reduce the risk of vascular compromise, correct wall laxity through a unique plication, allow freedom in choosing the umbilical position, reduce tension on closure, and keep the final scar low.

Objectives: The objectives of this article were to describe the TULUA technique and its variations, delineate the indications and contraindications, show the expected results, and determine its safety profile.

Methods: A series of 164 patients is presented. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 10;146(4):766-777

From the Department of Reconstructive Surgery, Serviço de Cirurgia Plástica Osvaldo Saldanha.

Background: In the past two decades, lipoabdominoplasty has increased in popularity worldwide, presenting low rates of complications and morbidity when the proper surgical steps are followed. The authors present an update of the lipoabdominoplasty technique with the addition of an abdominal definition and standardized steps for its safe execution, an initial personal experience with the procedure that improves the aesthetic results.

Methods: Anatomical limits are described for preoperative markings for selective liposuction with abdominal definition. Read More

Clin Plast Surg 2020 Jul 2;47(3):365-377. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

Johns Hopkins Department of Plastic Surgery, Private Practice, 1304 Bellona Avenue, Lutherville, MD 21093, USA. Electronic address:

Abdominoplasty is the fifth most common cosmetic plastic surgery procedure performed in the United States and combining it with other procedures has become more the norm than the outlier. Liposuction is the most common adjunctive procedure, followed by breast surgery, lower back lift, and thigh lift, in addition to hernia repair and gynecologic procedures. The goal of these combination procedures includes creating more global aesthetic improvement while protecting patients from complications, based on consideration of confounding medical variables and increased risks presented by surgery of prolonged duration and exposure. Read More