ABSTRACT
Introduction:
The treatment of umbilical scarring is important in abdominoplasty, and many omphaloplasty techniques are described in the literature.
Objetive:
The objective of this work is to compare the aesthetic result of omphaloplasty with the star technique and the diamond technique.
Method:
Twenty patients were evaluated through scoring, by using five criteria: shape, location, scar, size, and depth.
Result:
The patients showed significantly higher scores when evaluating the shape criterion during an omphaloplasty; the star technique scored, on average, 15.8 ± 2.05, whereas the diamond technique scored 12.6 ± 3.65 (p = 0.03). No significant difference was found in all other criteria (location, size, depth, and scar). Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the star technique produces better aesthetic results than the diamond technique.
Keywords:
Umbilicus; Plastic Surgery; Omphaloplasty; Star Omphaloplasty; Diamond Omphaloplasty