Abbé flap
Overview page. Subjects: dentistry — plastic surgery.
[R. Abbé (1851–1928), American surgeon; J. A. Estlander (1831–81), Finnish surgeon] A full thickness flap of tissue taken from the middle portion of usually the lower lip and transferred to the upper...
Abbé flap
in A-Z of Plastic Surgery
January 2008; published online January 2009.
Reference Entry. Subjects: plastic surgery. 134 words.
• Useful flap for reconstructing moderatesized defects (too big to close directly) of the lip.
• Pedicled flap, usually taken
Abdomen and trunk
in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
May 2008; published online October 2011.
Chapter. Subjects: plastic surgery. 1128 words.
abdominal muscles
Overview page. Subjects: plastic surgery — sports and exercise medicine.
Four pairs of muscles (the rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, and the transversus abdominis), often referred to as the stomach muscles, which support and protect the contents of...
Abdominal wall
in A-Z of Plastic Surgery
January 2008; published online January 2009.
Reference Entry. Subjects: plastic surgery. 260 words.
Function:
Abdominal wall muscles important for posture, standing, walking and bending.
Anatomy:
Muscles:
• External oblique: from lower 8 ribs,
Abdominal wall reconstruction
Overview page. Subjects: plastic surgery.
Indications:
Abdominal wall reconstruction
in A-Z of Plastic Surgery
January 2008; published online January 2009.
Reference Entry. Subjects: plastic surgery. 169 words.
Indications:
• Trauma.
• Tumour: Desmoid, Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
• Radiation.
• Infection: Gas gangrene, Necrotizing
Abdominoplasty
Overview page. Subjects: plastic surgery.
An aesthetic procedure which aims to provide a flatter, narrower abdomen by excising skin and fat excess and addressing rectus divarication, generally by using a lower transverse abdominal scar.
Class...
Abdominoplasty
in A-Z of Plastic Surgery
January 2008; published online January 2009.
Reference Entry. Subjects: plastic surgery. 190 words.
An aesthetic procedure which aims to provide a flatter, narrower abdomen by excising skin and fat excess and addressing rectus
abductor pollicis brevis
Overview page. Subjects: sports and exercise medicine — plastic surgery.
A small muscle crossing the wrist. It helps to straighten the thumb and move the thumb away from the fingers. It is attached proximally to the trapezium and scaphoid bones (origin), and distally to...