The radiograph at 5 months of a typical resolving curve, initially 33 degrees with an angle difference of 16 degrees. The rib head on the convex side is clear of the body of the apical vertebra (Mehta's Phase 1) (left-hand side). The radiograph eighteen months later showing normal appearances (right-hand side).
Abdominoplasty is a common procedure in plastic surgery. Reviewing 150 patients who underwent abdominoplasty, it has been observed that 72% of the patients already had an abdominal scar. How to deal with abdominoplasty in an abdomen with a previous scar is discussed in this article.
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