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The Bidirectional, Absorbable, No-Drain Abdominoplasty

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This article outlines the author’s technique, and the concepts of Bidirectional, Absorbable, No-Drain Abdominoplasty (BAND-Abdominoplasty). The attendant advantages and disadvantages are reviewed in the context of a retrospective, 5-year, single surgeon series.

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O’Connell, J.B. The Bidirectional, Absorbable, No-Drain Abdominoplasty. Aesth Plast Surg 42, 23–31 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-017-1007-8

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