The use of thermography as an auxiliary method for monitoring convalescence after facelift surgery : a case study

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Tytuł
The use of thermography as an auxiliary method for monitoring convalescence after facelift surgery
Podtytuł
a case study
Odpowiedzialność
Monika Chudecka, Andrzej Dmytrzak, Katarzyna Leźnicka, Anna Lubkowska
Twórcy
Sumy twórców
4 autorów
Punktacja publikacji
Osoba Dysc. Pc k m P U Pu Opis
0000-0003-0657-0293 3.3 140 1 4 140,00 1,0000 140,0000 Art.
0000-0002-5378-5409 Brak deklaracji dyscypliny
0000-0003-1747-5929 Brak afiliacji do instytutu US
Gł. język publikacji
Angielski (English)
Data publikacji
2022
Objętość
13 (stron).
Szacowana objętość
0,81 (arkuszy wydawniczych)
Identyfikator DOI
10.3390/ijerph19063687
Adres URL
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/6/3687
Adres URL
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/6
Uwaga ogólna
This article belongs to the Special Issue Thermal Imaging in Body and Skin Temperature Changes Evaluation.
Uwaga ogólna
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).
Finansowanie
The research was financed by Ministry of Science and Higher Education obtained by the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, WNoZ-318-02/S/13/2022
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OPEN_JOURNAL - Sposób publikacji,
AT_PUBLICATION - Moment udostępnienia,
2022-03-20 - Data udostępnienia
Słowa kluczowe
Czasopismo
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
( ISSN 1661-7827 eISSN 1660-4601 )
Kraj wydania: Szwajcaria (Schweiz)
Zeszyt: tom 19 zeszyt 6
Strony: 1-13
Nr: 3687
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Data zgłoszenia do bazy Publi
2022-03-21
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Although IR thermography is widely used in medical diagnostics, there are no reports that describe the use of IR thermography in the evaluation of post-plastic-surgery regeneration processes. The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential of thermography as a method which, among others, allows us to determine the location and extent of the inflammatory process, supporting the clinical evaluation of the patient’s convalescence after a facelift surgery using the SMAS technique. During the study and in order to monitor the convalescence process, the patient had a series of face thermograms performed before surgery and up to the 6th week after it. The healing process after surgery was multidirectional for the contralateral areas of the face, leading to thermal asymmetry lasting up to the 3rd week of convalescence. The lowest Tmean values for ROIs were recorded in week 3 of the study and then they gradually increased, in week 6 after surgery, to the following values: chin = 33.1 ± 0.72 °C; cheek left = 33.0 ± 0.26 °C; cheek right = 33.2 ± 0.51 °C; ZFL = 33.8 ± 0.45 °C; ZFR = 33.6 ± 0.74 °C; ZLL = 32.6 ±0.55 °C; ZLR = 32.3 ± 0.32 °C. The temperatures of these areas were still lower than the baseline values obtained before surgery by 0.5–1.4 °C. The usefulness of thermography in the evaluation of post-operative convalescence in facial plastic surgery procedures shows potential in the context of diagnostic assessment of the dynamics of changes in the healing process.

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