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Redefining Abdominal Contours: An Analysis of Medium Definition Liposuction Abdominoplasty

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Abstract

Introduction

This study elucidates the application of Medium Definition Liposuction Abdominoplasty, a novel technique for achieving well-defined abdominal contours. The technique focuses on revealing the patient’s inherent muscular volume and form by creating thinner flaps compared to traditional liposuction methodologies.

Methods

Objective evaluations of the abdominal wall’s configuration were systematically executed both pre- and post-intervention for each participant. Digital image measurements facilitated by an image software constituted the basis for these assessments. The Body Fat Index was computed using precise measurements from seven distinct anatomical sites, with two measurements taken at each site and subsequently averaged.

Results

Over a span of 63 months, 300 patients underwent this combined procedure, resulting in discernible enhancements in the configuration of their abdominal walls in 97.6% of cases. However, complications such as partial diminution of tension in the muscular wall (2%), distal flap necrosis (0.6%), and minor muscular hernia (0.3%) were observed.

Conclusion

The employment of combined muscle plication emerges as an efficacious methodology in meticulously rectifying alterations inherent within the muscular aponeurotic abdominal wall. This technique ensures the preservation of the original anatomical structure and functional dynamics, thereby circumventing the manifestation of local distortions that may arise from inadequate or excessive corrections.

Bullet Points

  • The study introduces a novel technique, Medium Definition Liposuction Abdominoplasty, for achieving well-defined abdominal contours. This technique focuses on revealing the patient’s inherent muscular volume and form by creating thinner flaps compared to traditional liposuction methodologies.

  • Objective evaluations of the abdominal wall’s configuration were systematically executed both pre- and post-intervention for each participant. The Body Fat Index was computed using precise measurements from seven distinct anatomical sites.

  • Over a span of 63 months, 300 patients underwent this combined procedure, resulting in discernible enhancements in the configuration of their abdominal walls in 97.6% of cases.

  • This technique ensures the preservation of the original anatomical structure and functional dynamics, thereby circumventing the manifestation of local distortions that may arise from inadequate or excessive corrections.

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Borille, G., Giannini, R., Zancanaro, M. et al. Redefining Abdominal Contours: An Analysis of Medium Definition Liposuction Abdominoplasty. Aesth Plast Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-024-04058-2

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