Reconstruction of a natural-appearing umbilicus using an island flap: case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of successful reconstruction of the umbilicus using a depressed scar in an 11-year-old girl with a large and rigid scar spreading around the centre of the abdominal wall is presented. The anatomical umbilicus was replaced by a large scar after a previous surgery for umbilical cord hernia. The difficulty of the conventional method compelled us to use a distant scar dimple as an island flap. In addition, the three-dimensional morphology of the umbilicus could be reproduced by rolling a spindle island flap into a cone. Postoperatively, the reconstructed umbilicus has remained deep and aesthetically well shaped.
Medical subject headings
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
- Surgical Flaps
- Umbilicus