Objectives: The natural - looking position and shape of the umbilicus and the scars after umbilicoplasty greatly contributes to the aesthetic appearance in abdominoplasty. In this report, the authors evaluated a natural - looking umbilicoplasty used in abdominoplasty. Methods: all patients admitted at Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Choray Hospital, who received surgical treatment of abdominal skin and fat redundancy having umbilicoplasty from Aug 2012 to Aug 2013. the authors collected 48 female patients. Patient satisfaction was estimated based on direct interview or on phone. The minimum follow - up period for all patients were 12 months. Results: the new umbilicus were natural looking and invisible scar. 45/48 patients were satisfied (93.75 percent) after 6 months. There was one patient whose umbilicus was not deep enough. Conclusions: the simple umbilicoplasty technique in abdominoplasty created a natural looking umbilicus, which was better compared with previous techniques.
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