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. 2017 Sep 15;44(5):457–468. doi: 10.5999/aps.2017.44.5.457

Fig. 6. Abdominal flap necrosis.

Fig. 6.

(A, B) Preoperative photographs of a 64-year-old patient before undergoing an abdominoplasty. (C) Necrotic plaque in the lower end of the abdominal flap 2 weeks after abdominoplasty. (D) Abdominal wound after debridement, 3 weeks after the operation and before starting negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). (E) The same wound after 2 weeks of NPWT; abundant granulation tissue can be appreciated. (F, G, and H) Postoperative photographs, 3 months after the initial abdominoplasty and 1 month after primary closure of the abdominal wound.