Surgery – Miscellaneous – Methods
Patent
1993-07-12
1994-07-19
Lewis, Ralph
Surgery
Miscellaneous
Methods
606219, 606142, B31B 100
Patent
active
053299434
ABSTRACT:
A novel surgical procedure is an endoscopic assisted abdominoplasty. This procedure eschews the use of abdominal incisions and obtains the desired result with no visible scars on the abdomen of the patient. A traditional or standard abdominoplasty (also called a dermolipectomy of the abdomen) has always required a surgical incision in the abdomen followed by surgical removal of part of the skin, the underlying fat layer, and suturing the opening. The endoscopic assisted abdominoplasty shown herein uses two small incisions, one in the umbilicus for introduction of the surgical instruments, and a small incision within the pubic hair line for endoscopic observation and control of the procedure. While observing the procedure through the endoscope, the surgical instruments are inserted through the umbilicular incision to remove fat (by liposuction) and plicate and repair the muscles (by use of a tenaculum and fascial staples or a single instrument which combines the function of these instruments). After removal of the instruments, the small incisions are sutured and the skin layer allowed to retract and tighten. The procedure has had considerable success and leaves no visible scars, which is of great importance to most patients.
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Davis Lana L.
Johnson Jeffrey W.
Lewis Ralph
Mosely Neal J.
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