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Kang D. Enhancing Skin Flap Survival with Preoperative Carbon Dioxide Fractional Laser Treatment: A Novel Approach in Reconstructive Surgery. J Craniofac Surg 2024:00001665-990000000-01736. [PMID: 38949251 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Skin flap necrosis remains a significant challenge in reconstructive surgery, predominantly due to insufficient blood supply. Traditional methods like the surgical delay procedure, while effective, are invasive and associated with considerable patient discomfort and health care costs. This study explores the efficacy of Carbon Dioxide Fractional Laser (CDFL) treatment as a novel, less invasive alternative to enhance skin flap survival. METHODS Twenty-nine adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 2 groups: a CDFL treatment group (n=14) and a control group (n=15). The CDFL group received laser pretreatment 1 week before flap surgery, whereas the control group underwent flap surgery without pretreatment. Flap survival was assessed 7 days postsurgery using indocyanine green fluorescence angiography. In addition, histological analysis was conducted to evaluate tissue integrity, capillary density, and VEGF expression. RESULTS The CDFL-treated flaps showed significantly increased survival areas compared with controls (P<0.01). Histological evaluation revealed enhanced capillary dilation and increased VEGF expression in the CDFL group (P<0.05). Although capillary density was higher in the CDFL group, it did not reach statistical significance (P=0.052). CONCLUSION CDFL pretreatment significantly improves skin flap survival in rats, suggesting potential as a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgical delay techniques. This approach could offer substantial benefits in reconstructive surgery, reducing patient morbidity and associated costs. Further studies are warranted to confirm these findings in clinical settings.
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- Daihun Kang
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Chen C, Li X, Hu Y, Chen Y, Wang H, Li X, Li X. Electrical stimulation promoting the angiogenesis in diabetic rat perforator flap through attenuating oxidative stress-mediated inflammation and apoptosis. PeerJ 2024; 12:e16856. [PMID: 38313008 PMCID: PMC10838069 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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Background Skin flap transplantation is one of the effective methods to treat the diabetes-related foot ulceration, but the intrinsic damage to vessels in diabetes mellitus (DM) leads to the necrosis of skin flaps. Therefore, the discovery of a non-invasive and effective approach for promoting the survival of flaps is of the utmost importance. Electrical stimulation (ES) promotes angiogenesis and increases the proliferation, migration, and elongation of endothelial cells, thus being a potential effective method to improve flap survival. Objective The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanism used by ES to effectively restore the impaired function of endothelial cells caused by diabetes. Methods A total of 79 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this study. Gene and protein expression was assessed by PCR and western blotting, respectively. Immunohistochemistry and hematoxylin-eosin staining were performed to evaluate the morphology and density of the microvessels in the flap. Results The optimal duration for preconditioning the flap with ES was 7 days. The flap survival area percentage and microvessels density in the DMES group were markedly increased compared to the DM group. VEGF, MMP2, and MMP9 protein expression was significantly upregulated. ROS intensity was significantly decreased and GSH concentration was increased. The expression of IL-1β, MCP‑1, cleaved caspase-3, and Bax were downregulated in the DMES group, while TGF-β expression was upregulated. Conclusions ES improves the angiogenesis in diabetic ischemic skin flaps by attenuating oxidative stress-mediated inflammation and apoptosis, eventually increasing their viability.
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- Cong Chen
- Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Fang B, Wang X, Sun Y, Xiong X, Meng X, Li W, Yi Z. Hypoxia-induced CCL2/CCR2 axis in adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) promotes angiogenesis by human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HDMECs) in flap tissues. J Physiol Biochem 2023:10.1007/s13105-023-00944-6. [PMID: 36786974 DOI: 10.1007/s13105-023-00944-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Flap expansion has become an important method widely used in wound repair and organ reconstruction. However, distal skin flap ischemic necrosis remains a problematic complication. In this study, integrative bioinformatics analyses indicated the upregulation of C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) and C-C motif chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) in reperfusion-exposed skin flap tissues. In adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs, CD90-positive, CD29-positive, CD34-negative, and CD106-negative) exposed to hypoxia, HIF-1α and CCL2 levels were significantly elevated. Conditioned medium (CM) from hypoxia-stimulated ADSCs promoted HDMEC proliferation, migration, and tube formation, partially inhibited by sh-CCL2-induced CCL2 knockdown or neutralized antibody-induced CCL2 depletion in ADSCs. Consistently, CCL2, CCR2, TNF-α, TLR2, and TLR4 protein levels in HDMECs were significantly increased by hypoxia-treated ADSCs CM, and partially decreased by sh-CCL2-induced CCL2 knockdown or neutralizing antibody-induced CCL2 knockdown in ADSCs. In the flap expansion model, ADSCs transplantation significantly improved flap survival and angiogenesis by endothelial cells in flap tissues, whereas CCL2 knockdown in ADSCs partially eliminated the improvement by ADSCs transplantation; overexpression of CCL2 in ADSCs further promoted the effects of ADSCs transplantation on skin flap. In conclusion, the CCL2/CCR2 axis in ADSCs could be induced by hypoxia, promoting HDMEC proliferation, migration, and tube formation and improving flap survival and angiogenesis in flap tissues.
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- Bairong Fang
- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic (Burn) Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic (Burn) Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic (Burn) Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic (Burn) Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic (Burn) Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic (Burn) Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic (Burn) Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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Gümüş N, Pinegöz E, Tuncel F. Hyaluronic acid dermal filler injection increases the survival of rat dorsal skin flaps. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00238-022-02004-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Effects of Preconditioning With Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Monitored by Infrared Thermography on the Survival of Pedicled Perforator Flaps in a Rat Model. Ann Plast Surg 2022; 89:444-450. [PMID: 35703222 DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pedicled perforator partial or complete necrosis with a rate of 13.7%. This study was undertaken to test whether preconditioning with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) monitored by infrared thermography protect against partial necrosis by converting the choke anastomoses to the true anastomoses via inducing heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in a rat pedicled perforator flap model. METHODS Seventy-two Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to the control, the TENS, the TENS + SnPP (tin protoporphyrin; HO-1 activity inhibitor; 50 μmol/kg) and the TENS +0.9% saline groups. On the unilateral dorsum of the rats, a rectangular flap donor site of 11 × 3 cm was marked out, which contained three perforator angiosomes and two choke zones. On days 1, 3 and 4, 1 hour of TENS (biphasic pulses, 25 mA, 80 Hz, 200 μs) was applied to the flap donor sites, respectively. On day 5, after the flap donor sites were assessed by infrared thermography, the flaps were harvested based on the deep circumflex iliac artery perforator. RESULTS Infrared thermography showed that the choke zones in the flap donor sites presented white in the TENS and the TENS +0.9% saline groups, whereas they presented red in the control and the TENS + SnPP groups. Postmortem arteriography showed that the number of arterioles across each choke zone significantly increased in the TENS and the TENS +0.9% saline groups compared with the control and the TENS + SnPP groups. Immunohistochemistry and western blot showed a significant increase in HO-1 in the choke zones after TENS preconditioning. The necrotic area percentage of the flaps was significantly decreased in the TENS (4.3% ± 2.6%) and the TENS +0.9% saline groups (4.5% ± 2.3%) compared with the control (24.8% ± 5.0%) (P < 0.001); there was no significant difference between the TENS and the TENS + SnPP (24.4% ± 7.3%) groups. CONCLUSIONS These data show that TENS preconditioning monitored by infrared thermography might be a promising strategy to prevent pedicled perforator flaps from partial necrosis.
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Zheng YH, Yin LQ, Xu HK, Gong X. Non-invasive physical therapy as salvage measure for ischemic skin flap: A literature review. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:3227-3237. [PMID: 34002132 PMCID: PMC8107891 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i14.3227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This review focuses on the available evidence regarding the molecular mechanisms and treatment potential of several non-surgical physical therapies for managing flap ischemia to propose a non-invasive, economical, and simple treatment to improve flap survival. A review of the literature was conducted on the topics of various non-invasive methods for the treatment of ischemic necrosis of the distal end of the flap between 1988 and 2019. A total of 52 published studies were reviewed on the applications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, electrical stimulation therapy, heat stress pretreatment, phototherapy, and vibration therapy to manage skin flap necrosis. The underlying molecular mechanisms of these physical therapies on revitalizing the dying skin flaps were discussed and preliminary clinical uses of these therapies to salvage the necrotic skin flaps were pooled and summarized for clarifying the safety and feasibility of these methods. Various physical therapy regimens have been ushered to manage necrotic development in cutaneous flaps. With the refinement of these new technologies and enhancement of related basic science research on vascular revitalization, the prevention and treatment of flap ischemia will enter a new era.
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- Yin-Hua Zheng
- Department of Hand and Foot Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Hand and Foot Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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Zheng Y, Li Z, Yin M, Gong X. Heme oxygenase‑1 improves the survival of ischemic skin flaps (Review). Mol Med Rep 2021; 23:235. [PMID: 33537805 PMCID: PMC7893698 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.11874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Heat shock protein 32 (Hsp32), also known as heme oxygenase‑1 (HO‑1), is an enzyme that exists in microsomes. HO‑1 can be induced by a variety of stimuli, including heavy metals, heat shock, inflammatory stimuli, heme and its derivatives, stress, hypoxia, and biological hormones. HO‑1 is the rate‑limiting enzyme of heme catabolism, which splits heme into biliverdin, carbon monoxide (CO) and iron. The metabolites of HO‑1 have anti‑inflammatory and anti‑oxidant effects, and provide protection to the cardiovascular system and transplanted organs. This review summarizes the biological characteristics of HO‑1 and the functional significance of its products, and specifically elaborates on its protective effect on skin flaps. HO‑1 improves the survival rate of ischemic skin flaps through anti‑inflammatory, anti‑oxidant and vasodilatory effects of enzymatic reaction products. In particular, this review focuses on the role of carbon monoxide (CO), one of the primary metabolites of HO‑1, in flap survival and discusses the feasibility and existing challenges of HO‑1 in flap surgery.
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- Yinhua Zheng
- Department of Hand and Foot Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, China‑Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, P.R. China
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- Department of Hand and Foot Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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Yücel S, Günay GK, Ünverdi ÖF. Effects of Ultrasound-Assisted Preconditioning on Critically Ischemic Skin Flaps: An Experimental Study. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2020; 46:660-666. [PMID: 31924418 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study evaluates the effect of ultrasound-assisted preconditioning on critically ischemic flaps. Ninety-eight Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into eight groups. Control, surgical delay, ultrasound and sham groups were designed. Modified McFarlane flaps were raised on the back of rats, and flap survival rate was assessed on post-operative day 14 in control, ultrasound and sham groups. Bipedicled flaps were created in the surgical delay group, and 14 d after delaying, all skin flaps were elevated. Statistically, flap survival rates of all ultrasound groups were significantly higher than the control group. Plasma vascular endothelial growth factor levels were increased in all ultrasound groups. Vessel counts did not show any difference between the groups. This study shows that the preconditioning by ultrasound can be used to improve the viability of ischemic skin flaps almost at a level close to the surgical delay.
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- Sercan Yücel
- Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Erciyes University School of Medicine, 38030, Kayseri, Turkey.
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- Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Erciyes University School of Medicine, 38030, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Istanbul Okan University School of Medicine, İçmeler, Aydınlı Yolu Caddesi, Aydemir Sk. No:2, 34947, Istanbul, Turkey
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Martignago CCS, Tim CR, Assis L, Andrade ALM, Brassolati P, Bossini PS, Leiebano RE, Parizotto NA. Preemptive treatment with photobiomodulation therapy in skin flap viability. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2019; 201:111634. [PMID: 31715551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2019.111634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Skin Flap is used in reconstructive plastic surgery. However, complications such as ischemia followed by local necrosis may occur, requiring a new surgical procedure. It is well known that photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) is an effective technique for improving microcirculation and neoangiogenesis, which contributes positively to the blood supply in the pre and post surgical period. Thus, the objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of preemptive treatment with laser PBMT with different energies on the viability in skin flaps in rats. Sixty-three Wistar rats, male, were randomized into five groups: Control Group (CG) (n = 15): PBMT simulation; Preemptive group 1.1 J laser (GP1) (n = 15): preemptive laser PBMT with 1.1 J of energy per point; Preemptive group 4 J laser (GP4) (n = 15): preemptive PBMT with 4 J of energy per point; Laser group 11 J (G1) (n = 9): PBMT immediately after surgery with 1.1 J of energy per point; Laser group 4 J (G4) (n = 9): TFMB immediately after surgery with 4 J of energy per point. The CG, GP1 and GP4 groups started treatment 72 h prior to surgery and were subdivided into two experimental periods, one of them on the day of the flap and the other along with the other groups on the seventh postoperative day. Three days after the randomization, the animals underwent random skin flap surgery. PBMT was performed with a 660 nm laser at three points. In the first experimental period, a greater number of vessels were found, as well as mast cells in GP1 compared to the CG and greater expression of fibroblast growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in the GP1 and GP4 groups compared to the CG. In the second experimental period, GP1 presented a lower percentage of necrotic tissue, a higher number of vessels and a percentage of cells labeled with both VEGF and hypoxia indicible factor alpha (HIF-1α) compared to the CG, FGF in GP1, GP4 and G4 when compared to the CG. Thus, it was concluded that preemptive treatment with PBMT with the application of 1.1 J of energy per point is effective in improving the viability of the skin flap.
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- C C S Martignago
- Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Brasil University - São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brasil University - São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Researcher of the Nucleus of Research and Teaching of Phototherapy in Health Sciences, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil; Brasil University - São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; University of Araraquara, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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Perioperative Treatment with a Prolyl Hydroxylase Inhibitor Reduces Necrosis in a Rat Ischemic Skin Flap Model. Plast Reconstr Surg 2019; 143:769e-779e. [DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000005441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Flap Preconditioning with the Cyclic Mode (Triangular Waveform) of Pressure-Controlled Cupping in a Rat Model: An Alternative Mode to the Continuous System. Plast Reconstr Surg 2019; 143:88e-98e. [PMID: 30325895 DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000005104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Improving flap survival is essential for successful soft-tissue reconstruction. Although many methods to increase the survival of the distal flap portion have been attempted, there has been no widely adopted procedure. The authors evaluated the effect of flap preconditioning with two different modes (continuous and cyclic) of external volume expansion (pressure-controlled cupping) in a rat dorsal flap model. METHODS Thirty rats were randomly assigned to the control group and two experimental groups (n = 10 per group). The continuous group underwent 30 minutes of preconditioning with -25 mmHg pressure once daily for 5 days. The cyclic group received 0 to -25 mmHg pressure for 30 minutes with the cyclic mode once daily for 5 days. On the day after the final preconditioning, caudally based 2 × 8-cm dorsal random-pattern flaps were raised and replaced in the native position. On postoperative day 9, the surviving flap area was evaluated. RESULTS The cyclic group showed the highest flap survival rate (76.02 percent), followed by the continuous and control groups (64.96 percent and 51.53 percent, respectively). All intergroup differences were statistically significant. Tissue perfusion of the entire flap showed similar results (cyclic, 87.13 percent; continuous, 66.64 percent; control, 49.32 percent). Histologic analysis showed the most increased and organized collagen production with hypertrophy of the attached muscle and vascular density in the cyclic group, followed by the continuous and control groups. CONCLUSION Flap preconditioning with the cyclic mode of external volume expansion is more effective than the continuous mode in an experimental rat model.
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Calis M, Demirtas TT, Sert G, Irmak G, Gumusderelioglu M, Turkkani A, Çakar AN, Ozgur F. Photobiomodulation with polychromatic light increases zone 4 survival of transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap. Lasers Surg Med 2019; 51:538-549. [PMID: 30706950 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.23063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of relatively novel approach of application of polychromatic light waves on flap survival of experimental musculocutaneous flap model and to investigate efficacy of this modality as a delay procedure to increase vascularization of zone 4 of transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap. METHODS Twenty-one Wistar rats were randomized and divided into 3 experimental groups (n = 7 each). In group 1 (control group), after being raised, the TRAM flap was sutured back to its bed without any further intervention. In group 2 (delay group), photobiomodulation (PBM) was applied for 7 days as a delay procedure, before elevation of the flap. In group 3 (PBM group), the TRAM flap was elevated, and PBM was administered immediately after the flap was sutured back to its bed for therapeutic purpose. PBM was applied in 48 hours interval from 10 cm. distance to the whole abdominal wall both in groups 2 and 3 for one week. After 7 days of postoperative follow-up, as the demarcation of necrosis of the skin paddle was obvious, skin flap survival was further evaluated by macroscopic, histological and microangiographic analysis. RESULTS The mean percentage of skin flap necrosis was 56.17 ± 23.68 for group 1, 30.92 ± 17.46 for group 2 and 22.73 ± 12.98 for group 3 PBM receiving groups 2 and 3 revealed less necrosis when compared to control group and this difference was statistically significant. Vascularization in zone 4 of PBM applied groups 2 and 3 was higher compared to group 1 (P = 0.001). Acute inflammation in zone 4 of group 1 was significantly higher compared to groups 2 and 3 (P = 0.025). Similarly, evaluation of zone 1 of the flaps reveled more inflammation and less vascularization among the samples of the control group (P = 0.006 and P = 0.007, respectively). Comparison of PBM receiving two groups did not demonstrate further difference in means of vascularization and inflammation density (P = 0.259). CONCLUSION Application of PBM in polychromatic fashion enhances skin flap survival in experimental TRAM flap model both on preoperative basis as a delay procedure or as a therapeutic approach. Lasers Surg. 51:538-549, 2019. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Mert Calis
- Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Bioengineering Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, TOBB University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, TOBB University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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