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Plast Reconstr Surg ; 143(6): 1614-1618, 2019 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31136474

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BACKGROUND: Historically, physicians have relied on their subjective measures when determining the site and dosages for botulinum toxin type A injections. Digital image speckle correlation is a technology that tracks pore movement from rest to maximal exertion, allowing for the determination of the optimal sites of injection. In this prospective, randomized, crossover trial, the efficacy of using digital image speckle correlation was compared to physician assessment in choosing botulinum toxin type A injection sites. METHODS: Ten female patients were analyzed in this blinded crossover study. Subjects were randomized to either injections based on digital image speckle correlation analysis or injections based on the 2004 facial aesthetics consensus recommendations. All patients received 20 U of botulinum toxin type A in the glabellar region and were crossed over and reinjected after 6 months. Follow-up was completed with the Facial Line Outcomes 11-item survey and repeated imaging with digital image speckle correlation, to measure patient satisfaction and degree of paralysis, respectively. Statistical comparison was completed by means of matched sample t test. RESULTS: On average, the digital image speckle correlation analysis provided 4.8 injection sites, whereas the practitioner chose five injections sites. Patients receiving digital image-directed injections had higher rates of satisfaction on the Facial Line Outcomes instrument (p = 0.0003) and a larger degree of paralysis (p = 0.003). Furthermore, muscle function returned to normal later in patients injected with digital image speckle correlation (17.9 weeks versus 20 weeks; p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the benefits of using digital image speckle correlation in determining optimal botulinum toxin type A injection location. Digital analysis allows practitioners to better treat facial rhytides by eliminating subjective decisions regarding dose and site of injection. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, II.


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Toxinas Botulínicas Tipo A/administração & dosagem , Testa/diagnóstico por imagem , Interpretação de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Envelhecimento da Pele/efeitos dos fármacos , Idoso , Estudos Cross-Over , Diagnóstico por Imagem/métodos , Estética , Feminino , Humanos , Injeções Subcutâneas , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Satisfação do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Prospectivos , Medição de Risco , Método Simples-Cego , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Reconstr Microsurg ; 35(3): 163-167, 2019 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30170326

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BACKGROUND: In 1964, faced with the challenge of traumatic amputation, a team of surgeons at Clinica Guayaquil was convinced that the transplantation of a hand could significantly improve function and quality of life for the recipient. With a current but basic understanding of immunosuppression, the surgeons identified a recipient and waited for the correct donor. A human hand transplant had never been performed to date. METHODS: The surgeons' criteria for the recipient included a young healthy individual who had sustained a traumatic amputation at the distal forearm level with full motion of the proximal joints. Communication with receiving hospitals and military facilities identified what they perceived to be a feasible donor for an allograft transplantation. Consent was obtained from the family in conjunction with the local military medical authorities and the clergy. Iced saline solution and Heparin irrigation were to be used to prepare the donor extremity. The immunosuppression regimen, limited at the time, consisted only of intravenous cortisone, Imuran, and a single dose of radiation. RESULTS: A member of the Ecuadorian marine sustained a limited blast injury that amputated his dominant hand but spared the forearm. He was transferred to the emergency department of Clinica Guayaquil. A donor who had recently died in a nearby hospital was identified not long after. A successful technical surgical transplantation was achieved. Consultants from major hospitals around the world (including Peter Bent Brigham Hospital) convened at the patient's bedside to observe the results. Despite all efforts, the patient suffered an irreversible rejection at 21 days post-transplant. CONCLUSION: This was the first allograft transplantation of a hand. The surgeons embarked on an intervention never tried before, firmly believing that better function and quality of life would result. The bravery of this surgical team was commendable. This early surgical endeavor opened the way for future successes in transplant surgery today.


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Amputação Traumática/história , Antebraço/cirurgia , Rejeição de Enxerto/história , Transplante de Mão/história , Terapia de Imunossupressão/história , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica/história , Adulto , Amputação Traumática/fisiopatologia , Amputação Traumática/cirurgia , Equador , Antebraço/fisiopatologia , Rejeição de Enxerto/fisiopatologia , Transplante de Mão/métodos , História do Século XX , Humanos , Masculino , Qualidade de Vida , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica/métodos , Falha de Tratamento
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