Assessment of Tissue Perfusion Following Conventional Liposuction of Perforator-Based Abdominal Flaps

AKDENİZ DOĞAN Z. D., SAÇAK B., Yalcin D., Pilanci O., Tuncer F. B., Celebiler O.

ARCHIVES OF PLASTIC SURGERY-APS, vol.44, no.2, pp.109-116, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5999/aps.2017.44.2.109
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF PLASTIC SURGERY-APS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.109-116
  • Keywords: Perforator flap, Spectrophotometry, Lipectomy, SUCTION-ASSISTED LIPECTOMY, BREAST RECONSTRUCTION, OXYGEN-SATURATION, BLOOD-FLOW, VESSELS, ZONES, RATS, DIEP
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background The effect of liposuction on the perforators of the lower abdominal wall has been investigated in several studies. There are controversial results in the literature that have primarily demonstrated the number and patency of the perforators. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of liposuction on the perfusion of perforator-based abdominal flaps using a combined laser-Doppler spectrophotometer (O2C, Oxygen to See, LEA Medizintechnik).