Thermal and vibratory thresholds after liposuction in patients with Dercum's disease.

Abstract

Dercum's disease is characterised by pronounced pain in the adipose tissue and a number of associated symptoms and is, in most patients, accompanied by obesity. Postoperative sensory change after liposuction is a well-known side effect, and probably caused by mechanical trauma to the nerves. The aim of this investigation was to find out whether the thermal and sensory sensation changed after liposuction in patients with Dercum's disease. The thermal and vibratory thresholds were examined preoperatively, and three and 12 months after, liposuction in 39 affected patients. There were only small differences in thermal and vibratory thresholds three and 12 months after liposuction compared with preoperatively, and none of these was statistically significant.

• Authors: Emma Hansson, Henry Svensson, Ingmar Rosén, Håkan Brorson
• Journal: Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery (J Plast Surg Hand Surg) Vol. 45 Issue 2 Pg. 72-6 (Apr 2011) ISSN: 2000-6764 [Electronic] Sweden
• PMID: 21504276 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Adiposis Dolorosa (diagnosis, surgery)
• Cohort Studies
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Lipectomy (adverse effects, methods)
• Middle Aged
• Pain Threshold
• Postoperative Care (methods)
• Preoperative Care (methods)
• Sensory Thresholds (physiology)
• Severity of Illness Index
• Statistics, Nonparametric
• Thermosensing (physiology)
• Treatment Outcome
• Vibration