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TULUA Abdominoplasty
Transverse Plication Technique
- 1st Edition - July 8, 2024
- Editor: Francisco Javier Villegas-Alza
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 8 8 2 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 0 2 3 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 9 8 2 - 8
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Request a sales quoteRenowned globally for its effectiveness and innovation in abdominal contour surgery, discover the pioneering TULUA Abdominoplasty technique, developed by Dr. Francisco Javier Villegas-Alzate. Offering first-of-its-kind coverage of this effective, alternative surgical technique, TULUA Abdominoplasty: Transverse Plication Technique provides expert, up-to-date guidance from international leaders in abdominoplasty. This comprehensive guide offers unparalleled insights and detailed, step-by-step instructions essential for modern plastic surgeons. Ideal for plastic surgeons seeking advanced techniques and unparalleled results, TULUA Abdominoplasty sets a new standard in surgical excellence and patient care.
- Provides complete, authoritative coverage, including technical tips and personal approaches from international leading experts in abdominoplasty.
- Contains numerous illustrations throughout, including clinical case photos to demonstrate key procedural techniques.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
- Cover Image
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Foreword 1
- Foreword 2
- Preface
- Contents
- Part 1 Fundamentals
- 1 Essentials of Anterior Abdominal Wall Anatomy for Abdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Anterior Abdominal Outline
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 2 Surface Abdominal Anatomy, Aesthetics, and Proportionality
- Objective
- Introduction
- Anatomy
- Landmarks
- Abdominal Fat
- Muscles
- The Rectus Abdominis
- External Oblique Muscles
- The Umbilicus
- Abdominal Aesthetics
- Conclusion
- References
- 3 History and Evolution in Abdominoplasties: Evolving to the TULUA Concept
- Objective
- Introduction
- History
- Horizontal Incisions
- Vertical Incisions
- Mixed Incisions
- Periumbilical Incision and Miniabdominoplasty
- Lipoabdominoplasty
- High-Definition Abdominal Procedures
- Complementary Procedures
- Conclusion
- References
- 4 Developments for a Safer Lipoabdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Method
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 5 From ELMA to TULUA
- Objective
- Introduction
- Methods
- Elma Protocol
- Abdominoplasty
- Results
- Complications
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 6 Abdominal Wall Laxity Correction With Plicatures
- Objective
- Introduction
- Some Definitions First
- Diastasis Correction
- Wall Laxity Correction
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 7 The Origins and Experience of the Transverse Plication During Abdominoplasty in Colombia, Its Uses, Evolution, and Scope
- Objective
- Introduction
- Theoretical Basis
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 8 Neoumbilicoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Embryological and Anatomical Considerations
- Conclusion
- References
- CHAPTER 9 Complications and Prevention Pearls in Lipoabdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Local Complications
- Systemic Complications
- References
- 10 TULUA Abdominoplasty, Animal Experiments
- Objective
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Surgical Technique
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 11 TULUA Paradigm Shifting: Detailed Description of the Concepts That Originated the Technique
- Objective
- Introduction
- Conclusion
- References
- Part 2 Surgical Techniques and TULUA Indications
- 12 TULUA: A Surgical Guide to the Basic Technique
- Objective
- Introduction
- Surgical Technique
- Patient Selection
- Operating Room
- Markings
- Prepping and Draping
- Wet Liposuction
- Pannus Resection
- Transverse Plicature
- Woud Closure
- Neoumbilicus
- Postoperative Period
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 13 TULUA Corrects and Prevents Primary or Secondary Upper Abdomen Redundancy
- Objectives
- Introduction
- Normal Anatomy and Aesthetics of the Epigastrium
- Patient Examination
- Surgery Tips
- Results
- Case Examples
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 14 TULUA Hernio-Abdominoplasty: Hernia Management During Abdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Classification of Hernias
- TULUA Hernio-Abdominoplasty
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 15 TULUA Abdominoplasty in Postbariatric Patients
- Objective
- Introduction
- Methods
- Patient Selection
- The Surgery
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 16 Secondary TULUA Lipoabdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 17 How to Prevent and Solve Complications of Previous Abdominoplasties and Liposuction With TULUA
- Objective
- Introduction
- Abdominoplasty Scar
- Umbilicus
- Seroma
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 18 Avoiding Tissue Necrosis After Abdominoplasty in the Patient With Subcostal Scars Using TULUA Lipoabdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 19 TULUA Lipoabdominoplasty Resects More Tissue Than Conventional Methods While Still Maintaining a Low Scar Placement
- Objective
- Introduction
- Theoretical Basis
- Patient Selection
- Technique
- Cases and Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 20 TULUA With Additional Vertical Plicature: The Combination of Vertical and Transverse Plications Adds Advantages
- Objective
- Introduction
- Methods
- Clinical Case Examples
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- CHAPTER 21 TULUA-HD: High-Definition Liposuction Combined With Transverse Plicature Abdominoplasty
- OBJECTIVE
- Introduction
- Patient Selection
- Preoperative Markings
- Surgery Technique
- Results
- Complications
- Discussion
- Future of High-Definition Liposuction
- Conclusion
- References
- CHAPTER 22 TULUA With Abdominal Volumization Using Intramuscular Fat Grafting
- OBJECTIVE
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- CHAPTER 23 Caldeira-Midi-TULUA Abdominoplasty: Incomplete Subumbilical Resection, and Neoumbilicoplasty During Lipoabdominoplasty
- OBJECTIVE
- Introduction
- Methods
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- CHAPTER 24 LIPO-MIT “Mini-TULUA”: Liposuction With Anatomical Definition, Infraumbilical Resection, Short Incision, and Transverse Plicature
- Objective
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- CHAPTER 25 TULUA-DIEP: Optimizing Abdominal Donor Site During Free Flap Breast Reconstruction Using Transverse Plication Abdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- CHAPTER 26 TULUA-Hemi DIEP: Donor Abdominoplasty Following Flap Banking for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
- Objective
- Introduction
- Operative Technique
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 27 Pregnancy After Tulua
- Objective
- Introduction
- Case Report
- Literature Review
- Discussion
- References
- 28 Female External Genitalia in the Context of Transverse Plication TULUA Abdominoplasty
- OBJECTIVE
- Introduction
- Surgical Technique
- Reduction of the Labia Minora
- Clitoral Hood Reduction
- Augmentation of the Labia Majora
- Reduction of Labia Majora
- Treatment of the Mons Veneris (Pubis)
- Other Plastic Surgery of the External Genitalia
- Hymenoplasty
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 29 TULUA in a Kidney Transplant Patient: Case Report and Literature Review About Aesthetic Surgery in Transplanted Patients
- Objective
- Introduction
- Case Report
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- Part 3 International Adaptations of TULUA
- 30 FLORIDA Abdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Historical Background
- Surgical Technique
- Results and Complications
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- CHAPTER 31 LIMA Abdominoplasty: Liposculpture, Mixed Musculoaponeurotic Plication, and Abdominoplasty With Neoumbilicoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- LIMA Variants
- Surgical Technique
- Results
- Conclusion
- References
- 32 Lipoabdominoplasty and Abdominal Wall Correction With the Crossbow Plication. (The Paranense Brazil Experience)
- Objective
- Introduction
- Surgical Procedure
- Typical Crossbow Lipoabdominoplasty (Type I)
- Neoumbilicoplasty
- Crossbow Miniabdominoplasty (Type II)
- Adaptation of Crossbow Technique to Extreme Abdominal Wall Laxity (Type III)
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 33 The India Experience With TULUA: A Subcontinent Introduction to the New Abdominoplasty Era
- Objective
- Introduction
- The Indian Experience
- Methods
- Clinical Cases
- Survey on Tulua Among Indian Plastic Surgeons
- Discussion
- Editor’s Commentary
- References
- 34 The Arabic Experience With TULUA: Personal Experiences and Specific Indications and Modifications to Introduce the TULUA Abdominoplasty Technique in the Middle East
- Objective
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Complications
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 35 The Buenos Aires Experience: Drainless, Awake, and Tumescent TULUA Abdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Tumescent Local Anesthesia
- Surgical Markings
- Perioperative Stage
- Infiltration With Tumescent Local Anesthesia
- Surgical Technique
- Neoumbilicoplasty
- Follow-up
- Results
- Cases
- Complications
- Conclusion
- References
- 36 The Paraguayan Experience Introducing TULUA: A Paradigm Change in Abdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Methods
- Surgical Technique
- Postoperative Period
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 37 Teaching TULUA Abdominoplasty: Its Application in the “en bloc” Resection Technique
- Objective
- Introduction
- Methods
- Surgical Techniques Associated With the Horizontal Plicature Tulua
- Clinical Cases
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 38 Usefulness and Implementation of the TULUA Technique in a Private Practice Service in Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Objective
- Introduction
- Preoperative Assessment and Patient Selection
- Surgical Technique
- Postoperative Care
- Complications
- Conclusion
- References
- Part 4 Expert Opinion
- 39 TULUA: Expert Discussion About Its Principles, Questions to Solve, Safety Concerns, and Its Future
- Objective
- Introduction
- Individual Analysis of Tulua Principles
- Some Considerations
- The Future
- Conclusion
- Commentary by Francisco Villegas
- References
- 40 Cirque du Soleil and the TULUA Technique Antidotes to the Traditional Abdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Challenges
- Aesthetics
- Complications
- Solutions
- Conclusion
- References
- 41 Abdominoplasty: State-of-the-Art
- Objective
- Introduction
- Preoperative Assessment
- Markings
- Anesthesia/Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol (ERAS)
- Surgical Technique
- Diastasis Repair/Plication
- Secondary Abdominoplasty
- Abdominoplasty Safety
- Conclusion
- References
- 42 TULUA Abdominoplasty in Patients After Massive Weight Loss
- Objective
- Introduction
- Method
- Markings
- The Surgery
- Results
- Clinical Cases
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 43 TULUA and Oblique Flankplasty: A Marriage to Reshape the 360-Degree Torso
- Objective
- Introduction
- Tulua: An Alternative Lipoabdominoplasty
- Oblique Flankplasty: An Alternative Lower Body Lift
- Combined Tulua Lipoabdominoplasty and Oblique Flankplasty
- Adjuvant Radiofrequency Technology
- Surgery
- Representative Cases
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 44 Male TULUA-HD Abdominoplasty: Emergency TULUA, Safety and Tips for Successful Outcomes
- Objective
- Introduction
- Surgery
- Complications
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 45 Vibration Amplification of Sound Energy at Resonance (VASER) Circumferential Liposuction and Lipoabdominoplasty: A New Frontier, Complementing and Challenging TULUA Abdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Ultrasound Liposuction—VASER
- Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction (VASER) in Abdominal and Circumferential Body Contouring
- Vaser Lipoabdominoplasty
- Final Considerations
- References
- 46 TULUA-nha: Lipoabdominoplasty With Definition + TULUA
- Objective
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 47 Mastering the Lipoabdominoplasty: Superior Pull-Down, Miniabdominoplasty, and TULUA Techniques
- Objective
- Introduction
- Surgical Techniques
- Complications
- Conclusion
- References
- 48 First Experiences With the TULUA Abdominoplasty Technique in Germany
- Objective
- Introduction
- Method
- Technique
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 49 TULUA Abdominoplasty: “How To” Obtain the Best Results and Avoid Complications
- Objective
- Introduction
- Delimitation of Surgical Areas in TULUA Abdominoplasty
- Indication of Surgical Technique
- Surgical Technique
- Postoperative Management
- Results
- Complications
- Conclusion
- References
- 50 CALP-TULUA: Incorporating TULUA in Divine Proportion CALP Abdominoplasty
- Objective
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 315
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 8, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443118821
- eBook ISBN: 9780443120237
- eBook ISBN: 9780443119828
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Francisco Javier Villegas-Alza
Affiliations and expertise
Clínica San Francisco, Tuluá, Valle, Colombia. Clinical Professor of post-graduate plastic surgery at Universidad del Valle (Univalle), Cali, Colombia. Professor of medicine at Unidad Central del Valle (UCEVA), Tuluá, Valle, ColombiaRead TULUA Abdominoplasty on ScienceDirect