serval:BIB_E8894FB5F962
Body taping for contour surgery.
10.1007/s00266-008-9265-0
000266811100011
19030923
Kalbermatten
D.F.
author
Wettstein
R.
author
Erba
P.
author
Rieger
U.M.
author
Pierer
G.
author
Raffoul
W.
author
article
2009
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
1432-5241[electronic]
journal
33
3
324-326
BACKGROUND: Preoperative marking is of primary importance in body contouring and when precise simulation of skin excisions is difficult. Because the "cut as you go" principle can be delicate, especially in patients after massive weight loss, a simple and quick method is needed for preoperative planning. We suggest an approach that helps visualize the optimal skin incision lines and simulates the postoperative result by body taping. METHODS: Twelve patients who underwent abdominal contouring, including classic and vertical abdominoplasties as well as dog ear and scar revision, were prospectively analyzed. The skin to be excised was preoperatively folded, taped, and then marked. The area marked was measured and compared with the actual intraoperatively resected area and the postoperative result was evaluated after 1 year by the patients and three surgeons. RESULTS: With body taping, an 83% congruence between the preoperative planning and the surgery was obtained and only two patients had additional skin resected. No wound dehiscence and flap necrosis occurred and patients as well as surgeons scored the final body contour positively. CONCLUSION: Body taping is a simple, quick, and economic method for planning contour surgery with high accuracy as demonstrated by the low rate of intraoperative changes of the planned resection and low complication rate.
Adult
Esthetics
Female
Humans
Lipectomy/methods
Male
Pain Measurement
Preoperative Care
Prospective Studies
Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal/surgery
Surgical Tape
Weight Loss
eng
60_published
true
University of Lausanne
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