Ahmed Mohammed Kamal; Haitham Mostafa Elmaleh; and Mahmoud Saad Farahat
Mustafa AboEl-Soud, Ashraf El-Sebaie, Ayman Noaman
Mohamed Sabry, (M.Sc.); Ahmed Samir Hosny, M.D.MRCS (ED); Ahmed El Mahrouky. M.D. MRCS (Eng); Ahmed Gamal. M.D. MRCS (Eng)
Aly H. Mebed, 2Ahmed A. Kotb
Hany Abdel Mawla Mohamed M.Sc, Maher Abd ElMoneim M.D, Mohamed EL-Maadawy M.D.
Amr Elbahaey, Amr Abdulbaky, Hasan Soliman, Ashraf Hidayet
Mustafa AboEl-Soud, Ashraf El-Sebaie, Ayman Noaman, Tamer Mousaad
Wael L Tobar, Ahmed Abdel Moaty El Nagaar
Hany A. Balamoun MD FRCS, Mohamed Y. Aly MD MRCS, Ahmed Abd Al Aziz MD MRCS, Mahmoud Ameen MSc
Mohamed Hazem MD, Ashraf Abolfotooh Khalil MD, Sameh Elnomany MD, Amr Ibrahim Fouad MD
Ayman M. A. Ali MD. & Ahmed Gaber Mahmoud MD.
1Al-Salami A., Al- Saleh, Saleh Al-S., Al-Arami A.
1Al-Salami A., 2Mohammed A., 2Abdulelah G., 2†Bakhder I. M.
MoatasemBellah Abdel HameedErfan, Mahmoud FouadReda , Ahmad Gamal El Din Fouad , Mohammed Ali Hassan , Mohamed Hossny El Dessoki
Tarek Hegazy MD , Nader Zaki MD
Vertical Plication Versus Combined Vertical & Transverse Plication in the repair of abdominal musculo-aponeuroticlaxity
The abdomen plays a leading role in the aesthetic image of the human body and is of prime importance in
defining the overall contour of the individual. Abdominal girth and waistline measurement are constant
sources of anxiety and reflection. Improvement of the waistline is one of the goals of abdominoplasty.
However, its shape depends on several factors, such as fat deposit, individual abdominal contour, and
degree of muscular tension. This randomized prospective comparative clinical study was conducted on
patients complaining of various degrees of abdominal wall laxity and comparing various techniques of
management.In this study the strategy of plication was made to get both functional outcome of effective,
tight and safe plication beside aesthetic outcome to all patients.
Keywords: abdominoplasty, abdominal wall laxity, plication, waistline measurement.