- Abdominal etching
Abdominal etching, or Ab etching, is a
plastic surgery procedure invented byplastic surgeon Henry A. Mentz, III in the early 1990s that uses a specialcannula to contour and shape abdominal fat pad to provide patients with a flatstomach . The procedure selectively removes a small amount offat around the patient's natural muscular contours and shapes the abdomen to create a more athletic contour. [ [http://grande.nal.usda.gov/ibids/index.php?mode2=detail&origin=ibids_references&therow=549218 "USDA Government Journal Reference"] ]Prior to the procedure, the surgeon makes detailed markings of the patient's flexed ab
muscle s and uses the markings to remove fat and highlight the patient's individual muscular structure. The procedure is suitable for patients who are already in shape and who have between one to two centimeters of "pinchable belly fat"; recovery can be lengthy and complicated. [ [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119431190803983349.html "Six-pack surgery: From puffy to buff"] ,Wall Street Journal , October 30, 2007]References
External links
* [http://grande.nal.usda.gov/ibids/index.php?mode2=detail&origin=ibids_references&therow=549218 USDA Journal reference]
* [http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov/cgibin?rqstyp=crpdtltsC&rqsdta=589485 Abdominal etching government trademark reference]
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