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Abdominoplasty: The Role of the External Oblique Muscle

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Abstract

Aesthetic appearance of the abdomen has a great variable form.

An abdomen within the beauty standards has a “lyre” form, due to light reflections on prominences and shadows on the sulcus.

The final result to achieve the ideal shape is directly proportional to the preoperative situation; the greater the deformity, the minor the possibility to achieve the ideal shape.

Treatment of the external oblique muscle diastasis is a technique to be used in many cases, as simple plication or complete dissection and medial advancement of the muscles, to reduce the waist and for an overall better remodeling of the abdomen.

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  1. Members of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital “Alemão Oswaldo Cruz”, Av. Vereador José Diniz, 3457, Campo Belo, São Paulo, 04616-003, Brazil

    Jorge M. Psillakis MD

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  1. Head of the Brazilian Scientific, Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Al Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Juarez M. Avelar

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Psillakis, J.M. (2016). Abdominoplasty: The Role of the External Oblique Muscle. In: Avelar, J. (eds) New Concepts on Abdominoplasty and Further Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27851-3_31

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