The anatomic rationale for abdominal lipectomy.

Changes occur in the vascular and lymphatic flow and in the sensory pattern of the superficial abdominal wall during abdominal lipectomy. The development of these systems, their anatomic descriptions in the abdominal wall, and the changes created by the surgery are documented to explain tissue survival following the procedure.

Avoidable fitfalls in augmentation mammaplasty.

With the popularity of the augmentation mamaplasty has come a variety of approaches, prostheses, and results. In reviewing my own cases and experience, I have attempted to: (1) establish the criteria of the ideal breast contour and (2) point out a few of the pitfalls to be avoided when attempting to create surgically the ideal breast contour.