Patient Versus Surgeon Preferences Between Traditional and Neo-omphaloplasty in Post-bariatric Abdominoplasty.

BACKGROUND: Abdominoplasty procedures have been proven highly valuable in promoting better quality of life for post-bariatric surgery patients. The literature reveals that the aspect of the navel is one of the most problematic issues regarding surgical results and many different surgical techniques have been proposed to obtain a satisfactory outcome. However, little is known about patients' preferences regarding these different techniques and their results. The aim of the present study was to compare evaluations made by plastic surgeons and patients of the results of two different techniques-traditional omphaloplasty and neo-omphaloplasty with lateral flaps. METHODS: Five plastic surgeons analyzed postoperative pictures of 54 post-bariatric abdominoplasties performed between 2008 and 2013 at the Unicamp Hospital. Pictures of 12 cases were selected and evaluated by 50 patients waiting for a post-bariatric abdominoplasty. A standardized scale was used that contained the following criteria: volume of the abdomen, lateral contour, quality of the scars, umbilicus and skin excess/flaccidity. RESULTS: Surgeons gave the highest scores to 71.6% of neo-omphaloplasty cases and patients to 43.7%. Both surgeons and patients graded navels operated on using this technique higher, although the comparison was not statistically significant for patient evaluations (p = 0.062). The navel aspect was considered the fourth most relevant aspect among those evaluated. CONCLUSION: Neo-omphaloplasty results were considered better than traditional omphaloplasty for surgeons and patients, although there was not a clear differentiation of results by the latter. The navel postoperative aspect was considered secondarily important by patients to the results of post-bariatric abdominoplasties. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each submission to which Evidence-Based Medicine rankings are applicable. This excludes Review Articles, Book Reviews, and manuscripts that concern Basic Science, Animal Studies, Cadaver Studies, and Experimental Studies. 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 .

Análise retrospectiva de pacientes pós-bariátrica submetidos à abdominoplastia com neo-onfaloplastia: 70 Casos / Retrospective analysis of 70 patients who underwent post-bariatric abdominoplasty with neo-omphaloplasty

Introdução: Com o crescente aumento do tratamento cirúrgico da obesidade, surge para o cirurgião plástico um grupo de pacientes com grande flacidez cutânea após perda ponderal. Para aqueles submetidos à gastroplastia redutora convencional ou aberta, a abdominoplastia vertical, em âncora ou em T invertido, tem sido largamente utilizada para a melhoria do contorno abdominal, e no presente trabalho foi associada à amputação umbilical seguida de neo-onfaloplastia. Método: Foram operados 70 pacientes, com peso estável há no mínimo 18 meses, procedentes do ambulatório de Cirurgia Plástica da UNICAMP, no período de março de 2011 a abril de 2013. Em todos foi utilizada a técnica de abdominoplastia em âncora com exérese do umbigo original, juntamente com a peça cirúrgica e confecção de neo-umbigo, através de retalhos dermo-gordurosos bilaterais. Procedeu-se à análise retrospectiva dos prontuários médicos e arquivo fotográfico dos mesmos. Resultados: Nos 70 pacientes operados, houve predominância do sexo feminino (91%) e da raça branca (83%), com média de 40 anos. Após tempo de espera de aproximadamente 16 meses, foram submetidos à abdominoplastia em âncora associada a neo-onfaloplastia, que durou em média 2 horas. Observaram-se complicações pós-operatórias em 29,85% - deiscências pequenas, cicatrizes inestéticas, alargadas ou hipertróficas, queloides, seromas, excessos dermo-gordurosos relevantes e infecção de ferida operatória. Os neoumbigos obtidos são muito semelhantes aos umbigos originais. Não observamos necroses, estenoses, distorções morfológicas e nem mau posicionamento dos mesmos. Conclusão: Esta técnica tem permitido a obtenção de umbigos com aspecto natural, é de fácil execução e reduz o tempo operatório.

Introduction: With the increasing surgical treatment of obesity, a new group of patients is being attended by plastic surgeons: those with large flaccid skin following weight loss. For patients treated with conventional or open bariatric surgery, vertical, anchorline, or inverted "T" abdominoplasty has been widely used to improve the abdominal contour. In this study, abdominoplasty was associated with umbilical amputation followed by neo-omphaloplasty. Methods: Seventy patients with stable weight for at least 18 months underwent surgery at the UNICAMP Plastic Surgery Outpatient Clinic, from March 2011 to April 2013. In all patients, anchor-line abdominoplasty with excision of the original navel was executed, together with the surgical specimen and preparation of neo-umbilicus, through bilateral dermal-fat flaps. A retrospective analysis of medical records and photographic archives was performed. Results: The 70 patients were predominantly female (91%) and white (83%) with a mean age of 40 years. After a wait time of approximately 16 months, they were subjected to anchorline abdominoplasty associated with neo-omphaloplasty, which lasted an average of 2 hours. There were post-operative complications in 29.85% of the patients, including small dehiscence, unsightly, enlarged, or hypertrophic scars, keloid, seroma, relevant dermo-fatty excesses, and wound infection. The neo-umbilicus obtained from the surgery is very similar to the original umbilicus. We did not observe necrosis, stenosis, morphological distortions, or bad positioning. Conclusion: This technique has made it possible to obtain an umbilicus with a natural look, is easy to perform, and shortens operating time.

Nevoid basal-cell syndrome: literature review and case report in a family

The Nevoid Basal-Cell Carcinoma Syndrome (NBCC), or as it is also referred to, basal-cell nevus syndrome or Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, is characterized by multiple early-appearing basal cell carcinomas, keratocytosis of the mandible, and anomalies of the ocular, skeletal reproductive system. We describe four patients in the same family, all of them possessing a large number of skin tumors associated with other typical clinical and X-Ray anomalies of NBCC. The definitive treatment of NBCC has yet to be established, however, early diagnosis is very important as well as the periodical follow-up examination of ten patients, mainly due to the transformations in the skin lesions that may occur.