Background:
Abdominoplasty is one of the most common aesthetic surgeries. Horizontal scar after abdominoplasty migrates vertically towards the superior over time. Predicting the ultimate height of the scar will be depends on good preoperative planning.
Methods:
A retrospective study was planned in our clinic between September 2017 and September 2019. Data of patients who underwent abdominoplasty operation, aged 20-60 years, were evaluated and the ones that have 1-week and 1-year results complete were included in the study. During planning, while determining the location of the inferior incision, the skin was kept stretched and a mark was placed on mons pubis 7 cm above the vulvar commissure in the midline. Scar evaluation was performed at the 1st week and at the 1st year control. The distance between the anterior labial commissure and the scar in the supine position was measured at the midline.
Results:
The study was completed with 31 patients after the inclusion and exclusion criteria were performed. The distance between commissure and scar was measured as 7.90 ± 0.39 (7.00-8.60) cm at the postoperative 1st week. The average commissure-scar distance was measured as 9.20 ± 0.84 (7.20-11.00) cm at the postoperative 1st year. It was seen that every 1 cm change in the postoperative 1st week affected the change in the 1st year to be 1.47 cm (R2: 0.48).
Conclusions:
The ability to predict how much vertical migration the scar left in abdominoplasty surgeries will undergo is an issue that should be considered in terms of proper planning. ORCID NO: 0000-0001-5037-9264
Anahtar Kelimeler: abdominal deformity, abdominal scar, abdominoplasty, liposuction, body contouring
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