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01-02-2018 | Original Article

The Bidirectional, Absorbable, No-Drain Abdominoplasty

Author: Joseph B. O’Connell

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

This article outlines the author’s technique, and the concepts of Bidirectional, Absorbable, No-Drain Abdominoplasty (BAND-Abdominoplasty). The attendant advantages and disadvantages are reviewed in the context of a retrospective, 5-year, single surgeon series.

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Title: The Bidirectional, Absorbable, No-Drain Abdominoplasty
Author: Joseph B. O’Connell
Publication date: 01-02-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-017-1007-8

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