Comparing the aesthetic results of different types of umbilical cord reconstruction methods in abdominal operations: Mercedes incision versus inverted V incision in patients referred to Hazrat Fatemeh Hospital for umbilical cord reconstruction

Comparison of patients' and plastic surgeons' satisfaction with the aesthetic results of various types of umbilical reconstruction methods in abdominal operations: Mercedes incision in reverse V

This study consists of two groups, in one group, the Mercedes surgery method is used, and the other one, the inverted V surgery method is used. There were 30 participants in each group and the method of blinding was a single-blind method, where the participant did not know about the surgical procedure and the researcher knew what the procedure was and what the results were like.

The research is carried out in Hazrat Fatima Hospital. Photographs are taken of patients before and three months after the operation so that the results of the operation can be compared. The patients are followed up for three months, and after that,they are surveyed and the level of satisfaction in terms of shape, size, and natural appearance is checked by them and ten surgical professors.

Inclusion criteria: Females over 18 years old and candidates for abdominoplasty surgery or breast reconstruction with abdominal flap/Exclusion criteria: no previous cosmetic surgery

The first group in which the Mercedes method is used in such a way that a marking with methylene blue on the two lateral and upper wings between 0.5 and 1.0 cm from the central point is determined, forming the "Y" suggested in this technique. At this stage, the skin is cut above the Y mark. In the second group, in which the inverted V method is used, the arms of the cut are approximately 1.5 to 2 cm and an inverted V-shaped skin flap is raised at a predetermined, palpated umbilical point

The level of patient satisfaction; Complication rate; Aesthetic; The success rate of the operation

Simple randomization method is used in randomization. An envelope contains 60 pieces of paper on which groups A and B are written, and there are 30 pieces of each group in the envelope. Group A is assigned to the Mercedes surgery method and group B is assigned to the inverted V surgery method. Before performing the surgery, the surgeon takes out a paper from the envelope for each patient and the surgical method is selected based on the type of group

Before the operation, after choosing the type of operation, the surgeon and the researcher are aware of the type of operation, but after the surgery and subsequent examinations and data reporting, other residents of the center are used for examination, who are assigned a code for each type of operation. It is possible that only the researcher is aware of it

The written informed consent form will be provided to the participants after the procedure and will be included in the thesis. We have also published it in the Pajuheshyar system The data of the study also includes the results of the variables, including the level of satisfaction with the form of not causing complications

The consent form will be placed in the attachments section after the thesis is printed. Also, the data of the participants is included in the thesis

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It can be modeled in similar studies

Email to the general supervisor of the thesis Dr. Vahab Rezaee vahab_rezaee@yahoo.com

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