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ArticleWorld journal of plastic surgery2022

Effects of Botulinum Toxin Type A on the Axial Skin Flap Survival.

Maryam Iranpour, Ali Khodarahmi, Maryam Beigi, Omid Azari, Soraya Shahrokh Shahraki

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Article in World journal of plastic surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maryam IranpourDepartment of Pathology, Pathology and Stem Cell Research Center, Afzalipour Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Ali KhodarahmiDepartment of Surgery, Pathology and Stem Cell Research Center, Afzalipour Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Maryam BeigiPathology and Stem Cell Research Center, Afzalipour Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Omid AzariDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman.
Soraya Shahrokh ShahrakiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Kerman University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Bahonar University of Kerman · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundA suitable pharmacological substitute for the well-established surgical delay technique for axial skin flaps regarding increasing viability is elusive. We aimed to evaluate the effects of botulinum toxin type A (BTA) on the axial skin flap survival in a rat model.

methodsThe present controlled experimental study was performed in Kerman University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, Iran during 2016-2017 on three groups of rats. Group 1 (control group) had no preconditioning while Groups 2 and 3 were preconditioned by the intradermal injection of normal saline (0.5 ml) in the cephalic end of the skin flap and the injection of the BTA (1.6 units Neuronex) reconstituted in normal saline, respectively. Two weeks after this intervention in each group, the flap was raised and kept in situ and a biopsy was simultaneously taken for evaluating neoangiogenesis, followed by evaluating flap necrosis after two weeks of following-up by photography.

resultsAlthough BTA induced angiogenesis significantly, it failed to reduce the area of necrosis compared to the other groups.

conclusionBTA was effective in increasing angiogenesis in the axial skin flap although it was unable to reduce necrosis.

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AxialBotulinum toxin type ANecrosisRatSkin flapSurvival

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PMID35592220
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