Reconstruction of the New Umbilicus: Indications and Choices

Bariatric surgery has brought a new type of patient into the surgeon’s office, demanding new surgeries. Anchor-line abdominoplasty has now become a routine procedure. The treatment of the umbilicus is a new challenge in those patients. Neo-omphaloplasty is now a common surgical procedure. The author shows a new method to treat the umbilical scar, especially in anchor-line abdominoplasty.