Umbilical Hernia Repair, the Scar Also Matters: Open Umbilical Hernioplasty with Nearly Invisible Scar

We describe a technique of Umbilical hernioplasty, where the mesh is placed in the Preperitoneal or retro-muscular plane. An adequate incision helps in a good exposure and repair. At the end of surgery, the incision is brought inside the area of the umbilicus with a purse-string effect of the subcuticular sutures, making the scar nearly merge with the umbilicus.