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Rev. Soc. Bras. Cir. Plást., (1986)
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16(3): 39-46, sept.-dec. 2001. ilus
Article
in English, Portuguese
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| ID: lil-309754
ABSTRACT
The authors present a simple technique for umbilicus restoration in abdominal dermolipectomy.The procedureconsists of a rectangular incision in the skin of theabdomen, slightly curved at the superior and inferiorpoles, after freeing the umbilicus with a circular incision in the abdominal tissue. The technique gives the umbilicus a natural, circular shape, obtaining a satisfactory result. Different drawings and pictures are shown to explain the skin procedure.