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Introduction: The evolution of techniques in abdominal surgery has lowered postoperative morbidity and complication rates and has continually encouraged surgeons to search for new innovations. This study describes an abdominoplasty technique that combines a wide undermining (2–3 cm lateral to the external border of the rectus muscles) with complete body liposuction, not preserving the Scarpa’s fascia. Methods: From January 2005 to May 2011, abdominoplasty associated with liposuction was performed on 203 patients with an average age of 45 years. Seventy-seven (37.93 %) patients were smokers. Results: The follow-up period ranged from 3 months to 5 years and 3 months (mean of 2 years). No patient showed suprapubic skin necrosis, infection, hematomas, or thromboembolism. Two patients showed seroma, eight hypertrophic scars and six dog ear scar revision. Conclusion: The technique presented in this study has a low complication rate and achieves a more extensive improvement of the body contouring. |
