Multilevel Abdominoplasty is the first dedicated text to integrate anatomy, surgical technique, postoperative taping, and complication management into a single, layered philosophy of abdominal contouring. Building on over twenty years of operative refinement and >1,000 clinical cases, Dr Friedman details how strategic lateral-to-central tension, full-length rectus plication, and Scarpa-sparing dissection produce durable three-dimensional results while lowering seroma and wound-dehiscence rates. Special chapters address lipo-abdominoplasty, massive-weight-loss patients — including those on GLP-1 agonists — and the author's 'Paper Corset' taping protocol that halves wound-complication rates at 21 days.
Contents:
- Preface — A Journey through the Evolving Landscape of Abdominoplasty
- Surgical Anatomy of the Abdomen for Abdominoplasty
- Fundamentals of Modern Abdominoplasty
- Patient Consultation and Evaluation for Abdominoplasty
- Multi-Level Abdominoplasty: A Comprehensive Approach to Abdominal Contouring
- Multi-Level Lipoabdominoplasty
- Multi-Level Abdominoplasty in the Massive Weight Loss Patient
- The Paper Corset: A Postsurgical Abdominoplasty Taping Technique
- Complications, Problems, and Secondary Revisions in Multi-Level Abdominoplasty
- Advanced Scar Treatments for Abdominoplasty
Readership: Plastic-surgery residents, fellows, and practicing aesthetic/reconstructive surgeons; bariatric & body-contouring specialists; surgical anatomists.