Sad Umbilicus – Techniques to Resolve Naval Deformities
Although the navel is a functionless depressed scar, it represents an important and pleasing landmark. Any degree of umbilical protrusion and horizontal orientation or distorted shape signifies deviation from the ideal female umbilicus.
One of the most common and difficult problems with the abdomen is treatment of the supraumbilical wrinkling that may develop in the linea alba after pregnancies or due to aping, flaccid skin, or excessive fat aspiration, provoking a defect called “sad umbilicus”.
Various techniques have been used to resolve this deformity of the navel.
Font: Aesthetic Surgery Journal
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