Abbaszadeh Abolfazl, Farokh Forghani Siamak, Ziaeifar Fatemeh, Rezaee Vahab, Mahdigholizad Siavash, Vaghardoost Reza, Irilouzadian Rana
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hazrat Fatemeh Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Burn Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2025 Jan;49(1):243-250. doi: 10.1007/s00266-024-04405-3. Epub 2024 Oct 1.
BACKGROUND: The appearance and position of navel which are considered as a marker for overall abdominal aesthetics, are important for the final results of abdominal surgeries. However, reconstructing and improving its appearance have been a challenge in plastic surgery. HYPOTHESIS: In this study, we aimed to compare satisfaction of the patients and the plastic surgery professors with the aesthetic results of the two methods of umbilical reconstruction: Mercedes (Y) incision versus inverted-V incision. METHODS: This is a randomized clinical trial performed on umbilicoplasty patients following abdominoplasty, breast reconstruction, or abdominal flap surgery whom referred to our center. They were divided into two equal groups of twenty patients with Mercedes (Y) incision and patients with inverted-V incision. The results of surgery were compared three months after the surgery by the opinions of patients, plastic surgery professors, and unbiased observers. RESULTS: The average scores of patients, professors, and observers showed that Mercedes (Y) had significantly higher scores compared to inverted-V incision in terms of position, size, shape, natural appearance, and the overall satisfaction. Surgical complications including stenosis, necrosis, and wound dehiscence were not statistically different in our small sample size. CONCLUSION: In this study, Mercedes (Y) incision was preferred by all of the groups in all five parameters that were assessed including size, shape, position, natural appearance, and overall satisfaction. The simplicity of the Y incision with less visible scar makes it a suitable method for further investigations with a larger sample size. Level of Evidence I This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
背景:肚脐的外观和位置被视为整体腹部美学的标志,对腹部手术的最终效果很重要。然而,重建和改善其外观在整形手术中一直是一项挑战。 假设:在本研究中,我们旨在比较患者和整形外科学教授对两种脐重建方法的美学效果的满意度:梅赛德斯(Y)切口与倒V形切口。 方法:这是一项对前来我们中心就诊的腹部整形、乳房重建或腹部皮瓣手术后进行脐成形术的患者进行的随机临床试验。他们被分为两组,每组20名患者,一组采用梅赛德斯(Y)切口,另一组采用倒V形切口。术后三个月,通过患者、整形外科学教授和无偏见观察者的意见比较手术结果。 结果:患者、教授和观察者的平均评分显示,在位置、大小、形状、自然外观和总体满意度方面,梅赛德斯(Y)切口的得分明显高于倒V形切口。在我们的小样本中,包括狭窄、坏死和伤口裂开在内的手术并发症在统计学上没有差异。 结论:在本研究中,在包括大小、形状、位置、自然外观和总体满意度在内的所有五个评估参数中,所有组都更倾向于梅赛德斯(Y)切口。Y切口简单且疤痕不太明显,使其成为适合进行更大样本量进一步研究的方法。证据等级I 本刊要求作者为每篇文章指定证据等级。有关这些循证医学评级的完整描述,请参阅目录或作者在线指南www.springer.com/00266 。
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