Walter J Joseph, Sammy Sinno, Nicholas D Brownstone, Joshua Mirrer, Vishal D Thanik
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to perform an updated systematic review of the literature over the last 10 years, analyzing and comparing the many published techniques with the hope of providing plastic surgeons with a new standard in creating the perfect umbilicus in the setting of both abdominoplasty and abdominally based free-flap breast reconstruction. METHODS: An initial search using the PubMed online database with the keyword "umbilicoplasty" was performed...
June 2016: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery