ArticleArchives of plastic surgery2021
Predicting lipoabdominoplasty complications with infrared thermography: a delta-R analysis.
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- Comment on: Use of the Thermal Camera to Assess the Perfusion of the Nipple-Areola Complex and Lower Adipoglandular Flap in Post-Explantation Mastopexy.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Skin graft monitoring using forward-looking infrared thermal imaging.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Redefining Abdominal Contours: An Analysis of Medium Definition Liposuction Abdominoplasty.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Use of Infrared Thermography for Abdominoplasty Procedures in Patients with Extensive Subcostal Scars: A Preliminary Analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Can Adipose Tissue Influence the Evaluation of Thermographic Images in Adolescents?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Reference Standard for Digital Infrared Thermography of the Surface Temperature of the Lower Limbs.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The diagnosis of the main complications resulting from lipoabdominoplasty has not yet been standardized. Infrared thermal imaging has been used to assess possible complications, such as necrosis and changes in micro- and macro-circulation, based on perforator mapping techniques, among others. The objective of this study was to present two clinical cases involving thermal imaging monitoring of the healing process of lipoabdominoplasty in the immediate postoperative evaluation and its preliminary results. Infrared thermography was performed 24 hours after the operation and on postoperative days 5, 25, and 27. In clinical case 1, it was found that the delta-R (∆TR)-defined as the difference in minimum temperature between the highest and lowest points in the SA3 region (caution suction area) following the classification established by Matarasso-was 0.4°C at 24 hours after surgery and decreased to 0.1°C on a postoperative day 5. There were no complications in this case. In contrast, in clinical case 2, the ∆TR was 1.7°C at 24 hours after surgery (upon hospital discharge) and remained high, at 2.2°C, on postoperative day 5. A higher ∆TR was found in the second patient, who developed necrosis of the surgical wound. The ∆TR thermal index may be a new tool for predicting possible complications, complementing the clinical evaluation and therapeutic decision-making.
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