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Umbilicoplasty, sometimes referred to as "belly button surgery", is a plastic surgery procedure to modify the appearance of one's navel (or "belly button"). It may be performed as part of a tummy tuck or lower body lift operation, or it may be performed alone.
A trans-umbilical breast augmentation is a breast prosthesis insertion technique wherein the incision is at the umbilicus (navel), which dissection then tunnels superiorly, to facilitate emplacing the breast prosthesis to the implant pocket without producing visible surgical scars upon the breast hemisphere; but it makes appropriate dissection and device-emplacement more technically difficult.
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Conventional abdominoplasty tightens muscles in a vertical line. In this new method, known as high lateral tension abdominoplasty, in addition to vertical-line tightening, muscles are tightened horizontally. The result with this technique is a dramatically flat abdomen with significantly better-defined waistline.
Reconstructive surgery techniques were being carried out in India by 800 BC. [10] Sushruta was a physician who made contributions to the field of plastic and cataract surgery in the 6th century BC. [11] The Roman scholar Aulus Cornelius Celsus recorded surgical techniques, including plastic surgery, in the 1st century AD.
Jean Marian Purdy was born in Cambridge on 25 April 1945. [5] She attended Cambridgeshire High School for Girls between 1956 and 1963 where she became a prefect, joined sports teams and played violin in the orchestra.
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To minimize scarring, the navel is a recommended site of incision for various surgeries, including transgastric appendicectomy, [16] gall bladder surgery, [17] and the umbilicoplasty [18] procedure itself.