Citation

Zhitny VP, Iftekhar N, Moreno S, Stile F. Int. J. Surg. Case Rep. 2020; 72: 365-368.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.06.056

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gun violence is a public health epidemic in the United States with 15,315 non-suicide related deaths reported in 2019 by the Gun Violence Archive. To date, abdominoplasty is primarily a cosmetic procedure, which involves low-lying incision, removal of excess skin, fat, and tissue, and strengthening of the abdominal wall musculature. There currently are limited reports in regard to abdominoplasty as a procedure for scar revision and abdominal deformity repair associated with gunshot related injuries.

METHODS: An African American female patient, 38 years of age, presented for correction of a wide healed surgical incision and incisional hernia in the midline abdomen. This resulted from a trauma laparotomy in treatment of multiple gunshot wounds.

RESULTS: Patient presented post-operatively with no complications. She had successful reduction of her incisional hernia using an anatomic repair. Her wide hypertrophic abdominal scar was excised and primarily closed.

CONCLUSION: In the cases of abdominal hernia and scarring secondary to trauma laparotomies performed for gunshot wounds, abdominoplasty is an option for revision and repair. © 2020 The Author(s)

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; female; case report; depression; anxiety; body image; pregnancy; African American; gunshot injury; clinical article; priority journal; physical examination; splenectomy; hospital discharge; postoperative period; blood transfusion; laparotomy; abdominal injury; Gunshot wound; body mass; Article; body height; liposuction; incision; medical history; emergency surgery; incisional hernia; hypertrophic scar; intestine injury; resistance training; ambulatory surgery; abdominal wall hernia; gun violence; abdominoplasty; Abdominoplasty; muscle diastasis; rectus abdominis muscle; Scar revision; skin flap; spleen rupture; Tummy tuck; wide excision