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As an extension of a previously published randomized controlled trial, this study aims to clarify whether preservation of Scarpa fascia during abdominoplasty has an influence on scar quality or sensibility recovery.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n This was a single-center clinical trial, involving 160 patients randomly assigned to one of two surgical procedures: classic full abdominoplasty (group A) and abdominoplasty with preservation of Scarpa fascia (group B). Patients were later convoked to assess scar quality and abdominal cutaneous sensibility. Scar quality was evaluated through the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale. Cutaneous sensibility was measured on the upper and lower abdomen, using light touch, Semmes-Weinstein testing (5.07\/10-g monofilament), and a 25-gauge needle.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n A total of 99 patients (group A, 54 patients; group B, 45 patients) responded to contact, with a mean follow-up time of 44 months. Concerning scar quality, Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale scores were similar between groups. On the upper abdomen, there was a statistically significant difference between groups on cutaneous sensibility, on the examination with the Semmes-Weinstein 5.07\/10-g monofilament (group A, 79.6 percent; group B, 93.3 percent; p<\/jats:italic> = 0.046) and pain (group A, 90.7 percent; group B, 100 percent; p<\/jats:italic> = 0.044). No statistically significant differences were found between groups on the lower abdomen. A considerable proportion of patients (two-thirds) still presented sensibility alterations in the subumbilical area 3\u00bd years after abdominoplasty.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n Scarpa fascia preservation during abdominoplasty does not influence scar quality, but it improves sensibility recovery in the supraumbilical area.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CLINICAL QUESTION\/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:<\/jats:title>\n Therapeutic, II.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/prs.0000000000007024","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,28]],"date-time":"2020-07-28T01:02:15Z","timestamp":1595898135000},"page":"156e-164e","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Abdominoplasty with Scarpa Fascia Preservation: Randomized Controlled Trial with Assessment of Scar Quality and Cutaneous Sensibility"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"146","author":[{"given":"Catarina S.","family":"Novais","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From Porto 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