Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of the Abdomen

History.- 1.History of abdominoplasty.- 2.Muscular anatomy of the abdominal wall.- 3.Vascular and neurologic anatomy of the abdominal wall.- 4.Anatomical illustration study of the abdominal wall and fat- techniques.- 5.The impact of the menstrual cycle on intra-operative and postoperative bleeding in abdominoplasty patients.- 6.The umbilical locator.- 7.Scarpa fascia preservation during abdominoplasty.- 8.Medial advancement of infra-umbilical scarpa's fascia improves waistline definition in "brazilian" abdominoplasty.- 9.Progressive tension sutures in abdominoplasty.- 10.Evolution of the high-superior-tension  lipoabdominoplasty: the high tension abdominoplasty.- 11.Lipoabdominoplasty with abdominal definition.- 12."Smile" plication abdominoplasty.- 13.Anchor line abdominoplasty.- 14.Circumferential abdominoplasty.- 15.A paradigm shift for abdominoplasty: transverse hypogastric plication without supraumbilical dissection, unrestricted liposuction, neoumbilicoplasty and low placement of the scar (tulua).- 16.Abdominoplasty combined with cesarean section: discussion of the evidence.- 17.Lipoabdominoplasty.- 18.Modified combined lipoabdominoplasty without surgical drains.- 19.Vaser lipoabdominoplasty.- 20.Effectiveness and safety of combining laser-assisted liposuction and abdominoplasty.- 21.Abdominal contouring associated with other  procedures.- 22.Modified abdominoplasty for patients with prune belly syndrome.- 23.Vaser abdominal contouring.- 24.Abdominoplasty access for desmoid tumor resection in the rectus abdominis muscle.- 25.Abdominal wall repair post hernia in kidney and liver transplantation and after gunshot wound.- 26.Abdominoplasty as the patient impetus for selection of the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator free flap donor site.- 27.Umbilicoplasty without external scar.- postoperative.- 28.Metabolic effect of abdominoplasty in the lipid profile of patients with dyslipidemia.- 29.Weight reduction following abdominoplasty.-

Alberto Di Giuseppe, MD, has been Senior Registrar of the Plastic Surgery Department of the University of Ancona since 1982, and is also Associate Professor of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at
the University of Oradea, Romania and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Lipoplasty University of Austin, Texas, USA. After obtaining his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at Bologna University, he attended the Schools of Specialization in Plastic Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery at Parma University, achieving board certification in both specialties. Dr. Di Giuseppe continued his training in England, serving as registrar and then senior registrar at the Plastic Surgery Center Mount Vernon Hospital of North Wood (Middlesex) and the Victoria Queen Hospital of East Grinstead (Sussex). Afterwards he attended the Hand Surgery Center at Utah University of Salt Lake City, directed by Prof. G. Lister. Dr. Di Giuseppe practices the full range of plastic surgery with an emphasis on aesthetic surgery, and has vast experience in all facial, aesthetic, and reconstructive procedures. He is a frequent invited speaker at major meetings in Europe (European Academy of Facial Surgery) and the United States (American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery).