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How to deal with abdominoplasty in an abdomen with a sear

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Abdominoplasty is a common procedure in plastic surgery. Reviewing 150 patients who underwent abdominoplasty, it has been observed that 72% of the patients already had an abdominal scar. How to deal with abdominoplasty in an abdomen with a previous scar is discussed in this article.

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    Claudio Cardoso de Castro M.D., F.A.C.S., Jose Horácio Costa Aboudib Jr. M.D., Reinaldo Salema M.D., Jose Gradel M.D., Laci Braga M.D. & Rio de Janeiro

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de Castro, C.C., Costa Aboudib, J.H., Salema, R. et al. How to deal with abdominoplasty in an abdomen with a sear. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 17, 67–71 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00455052

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