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Use of Infrared Thermography for Abdominoplasty Procedures in Patients with Extensive Subcostal Scars: A Preliminary Analysis
| dc.contributor.author | Ricardo Vardasca, PhD, ASIS, FRPS | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-25T14:18:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-25T14:18:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Subcostal scars may increase the risk of healing complications in abdominoplasty. The authors evaluated the use of thermography as a potential tool for patient selection and surgery planning to avoid complications and improve abdominoplasty outcomes. Two candidates for abdominoplasty procedures who presented with extensive subcostal scars were submitted to an infrared thermog raphy protocol at all phases of the procedure: preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative at 1 and 6 months. The preoperative thermography for both patients revealed near-normal abdominal wall perfusion. The thermograms captured intra operatively during flap elevation did not show perfusion deficits on the upper abdominal flap. At 1 month and 6 months postoperative, dynamic thermography for both patients showed normal to near-normal perfusion. The procedures had a complication-free course with a good aesthetic result. Plastic surgeons may be reluctant to perform a full abdominoplasty in patients with a previous subcostal incision. In this preliminary analysis, we raise the potential usefulness of thermog raphy for patients with recent subcostal scars and/or important comorbidities as a strategy for adequate patient and technique selection, avoiding possible com plications. Future studies, with an increased number of patients and adequate statistical analysis, may allow us to validate the utility of thermography in these cases and reassure that the presence of previous extensive subcostal scars may not be a contraindication for a full abdominoplasty, especially if they are not recent. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005149 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/50400 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Use of Infrared Thermography for Abdominoplasty Procedures in Patients with Extensive Subcostal Scars: A Preliminary Analysis | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 7 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | e5149 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 11 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Vardasca | |
| person.givenName | Ricardo | |
| person.identifier | R-001-FFR | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 9F17-FD5F-E767 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-4217-2882 | |
| person.identifier.rid | J-4948-2013 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 24491279800 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication | 33602b11-6c79-40f9-a768-d7c792bc2d57 | |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery | 33602b11-6c79-40f9-a768-d7c792bc2d57 |
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