Surprise Baby: Abdominoplasty Performed During Unknown Pregnancy

Alisha E Suri¹, Christyn Mellor¹, Daniel Murariu^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ From the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.
² Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.
³ Athena Clinic Plastic Surgery, Honolulu, HI.

Alisha E Suri et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 9;13(7):e6967.

doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000006967. eCollection 2025 Jul.

Alisha E Suri¹, Christyn Mellor¹, Daniel Murariu^{2

3}

¹ From the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.
² Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.
³ Athena Clinic Plastic Surgery, Honolulu, HI.

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The authors have no financial interest to declare in relation to the content of this article.

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