A "bicycle-handlebar" type of incision for primary and secondary abdominoplasty.

The authors register a revision of the literature regarding the types of low transversal pubic incisions used in abdominoplasty. Since 1987, the traditional open W-type incision changed to a new type called the bicycle handlebar. In this procedure, the pubic segment remains in a lower line at the level of the pubic hair, while the lateral limbs are in a high position. The anterior superior iliac spine is used as reference. Different types of procedures where the umbilical skin hole reaches the pubic incision are described and illustrated. This procedure is also used in secondary abdominoplasty. In all cases, the incision's new position should remain hidden under a bathing suit.