Laser Fluorescent Imaging of Abdominal Skin During Abdominoplasty

Completed

Conditions studied: Abdominal Skin Redundancy

In brief

Abdominoplasty is a common cosmetic operation. Some investigators believe that the risk of complications is reduced by limiting the operative dissection. However, this can compromise the quality of the result. This study was undertaken to investigate the blood supply of the abdominoplasty skin flap during surgery using laser fluorescent imaging. An imaging agent is injected and the fluorescence is recorded using a near-infrared laser. The blood supply is tested after a limited dissection and then after a traditional dissection to determine whether an extended dissection reduces the skin circulation. The study hypothesis is that there is no difference in blood supply and the traditional abdominoplasty does not compromise skin circulation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02196779

Run by

Swanson Center

People needed

20

Starts

2014-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-11-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing abdominoplasty

You may not qualify if…

• Allergy to iodinated contrast agents
• Nonconsenting patients

Where it is running

• Swanson Center — Leawood, Kansas, United States

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