Plication of the Rectus Abdominis in Two Planes and in One Continuous Suture Plan

Inclusion criteria

were female gender; 25 to 50 years of age; history of at least one pregnancy; body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 30 kg/m2; desire to undergo abdominoplasty as a single procedure without receiving liposuction or other cosmetic surgeries; deformities of the skin and subcutaneous tissues in the abdominal region; and musculoaponeurotic defect.

Non-inclusion criteria were smoking habit; abdominal wall scar (except for a Pfannenstiel scar related to a Cesarean section); abdominal wall hérnias; history of deep-vein thrombosis; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; câncer; hypertension; diabetes or other chronic systemic diseases; and use of corticosteroids. Patients lost to follow-up and those who did not undergo ultrasound examination were excluded from the study.

Primary outcome: Get a technique that provides a safe correction with lasting results and in every segment of time.

Secondary clinical outcome: confirms the plication of a single layer as positive in women patients at two years of surgery compared to two planes.

Inclusion criteria

• Female gender
• Age: 25 to 50 years of age
• History of at least one pregnancy
• Body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 30 kg/m2
• Desire to undergo abdominoplasty as a single procedure without receiving liposuction or other cosmetic surgeries
• Deformities of the skin and subcutaneous tissues in the abdominal region
• Musculoaponeurotic defect

Exclusion criteria

• Smoking habit;
• Abdominal wall scar (except for a Pfannenstiel scar related to a Cesarean section);
• Abdominal wall hérnias;
• History of deep-vein thrombosis;
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
• Câncer;
• Hypertension;
• Diabetes or other chronic systemic diseases;
• Use of corticosteroids.
• Patients lost to follow-up and those who did not undergo ultrasound examination were excluded from the study