Umbilical Reconstruction Using a Cone-shaped Flap

Aesthetic aspects of abdominal wall and external genital reconstructive surgery in bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex

“…Many techniques have been reported in the literature in the past 30 years [9••,10, [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. Although the umbilicus may seem insignificant in the grand scheme of exstrophy reconstruction, patients often are extremely appreciative of having this natural anatomic landmark restored if it had been lacking.…”

Umbilicoplasty: Classification of surgical procedures and a modified technique for the everted umbilicus

“…Examples of such techniques include the quadrilateral skin excisions of Borges (13), Y incision method of Kirianoff (14), the double V-Y procedure of Jamra (15), the conchal cartilage graft technique of Matsuo et al (16), the cone flap of Itoh and Arai (17) and the circular island-purse string method of Marconi (18).…”

How to centre the umbilicus following rectus abdominous myocutaneous flap transfers

“…For an umbilicus that is to be amputated, several neoumbilicoplasty procedures have been described -varying from local flaps to flaps with composite grafts or with skin grafts (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14). The 'U' neoumbilicus is an easy technique that can be used immediately and, in our hands, has produced very satisfactory long term results ( Figure 6).…”