Fortschritte der Medizin
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Fortschritte der Medizin · Dec 1976
[Dermolipectomy for the reduction of redundant skin and local lipodystrophy].
Operative techniques by Pitanguy for abdominoplasty and fat reduction in trochanteric lipodystrophy and their results are presented. In comparison to most other procedures this technique shows the following advantages: low and horizontal final scar; the possibility to remove periumbilical fat and skin by transposition of the umbilicus; a diastasis of the mm.recti can be corrected and infraumbilical scars can be removed. ⋯ During the past 18 months we treated 20 patients using Pitanguys technique. The results are definitely better than those achieved with other methods.