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Umbilical reinsertion in abdominoplasty: technique using deepithelialized skin flaps
Paulo F Castillo1, Cristian A Sepúlveda, Arturo C Prado
1Plastic Surgery Unit, Hospital de Carabineros, Simón Bolivar 2200, Nuñoa, Santiago, Chile. castilloplast@gmail.com
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
|July 31, 2007
Abstract:
One goal of abdominoplasty is to reestablish a natural-appearing umbilicus with hidden scars. The authors present a new technique for navel reinsertion.

