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. 2024 Jun 30;37(2):101-105.
eCollection 2024 Jun.

[CONTACT BURNS WITH A HOT WATER BOTTLE FOLLOWING AN ABDOMINOPLASTY. CASE REPORTS AND LITERATURE REVIEW]

[Article in French]
C Syras  1 , G Lacroix  1 , P Guerreschi  1 , A Dumont  2 , L Pasquesoone  1
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[CONTACT BURNS WITH A HOT WATER BOTTLE FOLLOWING AN ABDOMINOPLASTY. CASE REPORTS AND LITERATURE REVIEW]

[Article in French]
C Syras et al. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. .

Abstract
in English, French

Loss of sensitivity in the operated area is common after some plastic surgery procedures and promotes accidental trauma on a daily basis. Several studies showed that a loss of sensitivity is constant after an abdominoplasty. We report here the cases of three 3rd degree burns by contact, at the subumbilical level, with a hot water bottle soon after an abdominoplasty, responsible for significant aesthetic sequelae.

L’altération de la sensibilité de la zone opérée est courante dans les suites de nombreuses interventions en chirurgie plastique et favorise les traumatismes accidentels au quotidien. Plusieurs études montrent qu’une perte de sensibilité est constante dans les suites opératoires d’une abdominoplastie. Nous rapportons ici le cas de trois brûlures au 3ème degré au niveau sous-ombilical, par contact avec une bouillotte, dans les suites précoces d’une abdominoplastie et responsables de séquelles esthétiques importantes.

Keywords: abdominoplasty; burn; hot water bottle; side effect; skin graft.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Evolution de la brûlure chez la première patiente. A) Lors de la première consultation ; B) Avant greffe de peau mince, après une période de cicatrisation dirigée ; C) Après greffe de peau mince ; D) Résultat à 2 mois
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Evolution de la brûlure chez la seconde patiente. A) Lors de la première consultation ; B) Avant greffe de peau mince, après une période de cicatrisation dirigée ; C) Après greffe de peau mince ; D) Résultat à 1 mois
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Troisième patiente, lors de la première consultation
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