
Abdominoplasty: Clinical Assessment, Surgical Techniques, & Complications
Abdominoplasty excises redundant abdominal skin/fat, repairs rectus diastasis, and repositions the umbilicus. Huger vascular zones guide safe flap elevation. Standard low-transverse excision with rectus plication is used. Seroma is frequent and venous thromboembolism is the most severe complication.