Intro; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Umbilical Anatomy and Position; Embryology; Adult Umbilicus; Blood Supply and Drainage; Lymph Drainage; Innervation; The Umbilical Position; References; The Navel's Vascular Anatomy and Its Surgical Application; Introduction; History; Casuistry and Method; Dye Injection; Dissection; Histological Analysis; Results; Injection; Dissection; Histology; Discussion; References; Omphalo and Neo-Omphaloplasty; Introduction; Surgical Technique; Neo-umbilicoplasty; Bibliography

Progressive Tunneling: The Dilson Luz Technique, Applied in Abdominoplasties and Lipoabdominoplasties and Considerations on the UmbilicusIntroduction; Technique; The Invention; Surgical Description of Lipoabdominoplasty; Lipoabdominoplasty Sequence; Skin Flap Accommodation; Umbilicoplasty; Progressive Tunnels in Abdominoplasty Without Liposuction; Finalization; Discussion; Complications and Intercurrences; Complications and Finalizations; References; Umbilicus and Scar Positioning During Abdominoplasty: Main Determinants of Results; Background; The Anterior Abdominal Wall; The Umbilicus

The Umbilicus During SurgeryUmbilical Form During Abdominoplasty; Anatomical Position and Surgical Positioning of the Umbilicus; Midline Positioning of the Umbilicus; Devices and Techniques to Locate the Umbilicus in the Same Position and Facilitate its Externalization; Neo-umbilicoplasty: Creation of a New Navel in Surgery; Lower Abdominal Crease and Abdominoplasty Scar During Surgery; Lower Abdominal Crease and Mons Veneris; Lower Abdominal Crease and Transverse Scar Positioning During Abdominoplasty; High Scar; Very Low Scar Location

Suggested Strategies for Suitable Location of Scar and Umbilicus During SurgeryPre-operative Markings; Intra-operative Verification; TULUA, Transverse Plication Abdominoplasty; Discussion; Conclusions and Key Points (Table 3); References; Umbilicoplasty; Surgical Technique for Creating the "Split Type" Belly Button; Surgical Technique for Creating the "Tongue and Groove Type" Belly Button; Neo-Omphaloplasty in Dermolipectomies: Personal Technique; Generalities; Historical Review; Anatomical Considerations; Surgical Technique; References; Emulation of a Newborn's Umbilical Scar; Introduction

TechniqueMaterials and Methods; Results; Complications; Discussion; References; Creation of the Umbilical Region During Full Abdominoplasty: New Concepts and Techniques; Introduction; During Treatment of Local Pathologies; During Full Abdominoplasty; Technique; Surgical Demarcations; The Operation; Incision on the Umbilicus; Transposition of the Umbilicus; Suture of the Umbilicus; Dressing; Complications; Discussion; References; The "Y-T" Navel Technique; Introduction; Historical Review; Belly Button; Surgical Technique; Results; Discussion; References; Umbilicoplasty with Minimum Stump