14 July 2025
: Case report 
Innovative Reconstruction of Depressed Abdominal Scars Using Adipofascial Flaps and W-Plasty
Unusual clinical course
Ruoshui Liu BC 1, Yimin Liang DF 1, Danru Wang CDF 1, Renpeng Zhou AE 1*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948731
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948731
Figure 1 Preoperative imaging assessment of abdominal scar adhesion and depression. (A) Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealing a significant depression (white asterisk) in the right lower abdominal wall with associated rectus abdominis muscle discontinuity (red arrow). Note the ill-defined scar tissue borders and absence of intestinal wall thickening. (B) Ultrasound scans showing a skin depression with loss of normal subcutaneous tissue in the abdominal wall, indicated by the green arrow.