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Brachioplasty and vertical thighplasty were often included. Disappointing aesthetics of the posterior torso led to innovation with J-torsoplasty and oblique flankplasty.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The goal of this study was to demonstrate in a large clinical series and in a range of case presentations from 2 plastic surgeons that oblique flankplasty with lipoabdominoplasty (OFLA) optimally narrows the waist, suspends lateral buttocks and thighs, and integrates with J-torsoplasty and vertical thighplasty to tighten skin and aesthetically contour the torso and thighs with an acceptable rate of complications.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Retrospective chart review of 151 consecutive flankplasties between June 2010 and April 2023, including sex, age, BMI, associated operations, complications, and revisions was performed. Five case presentations were accompanied by limited photographs and a marking video.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Across a broad clinical spectrum, malleable oblique flankplasty resected bulging flanks and, facilitated by neighboring liposuction and\/or J-torsoplasty, consistently pulled in lax skin and anchored through cadaver-proven dense dermal adherences lax tissues to create a long-lasting skintight shapely torso and upper thighs, with only 3.3% problematic wounds. Five diverse cases showed broad applicability.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>OFLA, often with J-torsoplasty and neighboring liposuction, aesthetically recontours torso skin laxity in a variety of presentations with a low rate of complications in a high-risk population.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Level of Evidence: 3<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p\/>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/asj\/sjad323","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,4]],"date-time":"2023-10-04T17:10:17Z","timestamp":1696439417000},"page":"NP77-NP86","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Update on Oblique Flankplasty: Easily Executed, Long-Lasting, Integral Component of Total Body Lift Surgery"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"44","author":[{"given":"Dennis 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