Perception of patients about professional performance and procedures performed in the pre, intra, and postoperative period of abdominoplasty

Introduction: abdominoplasty is the third most performed cosmetic surgery in Brazil. Its surgical planning involves the pre, intra, and postoperative moments with the performance of several specialized professionals. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze the patients' perception of their professional performance and the procedures performed before, during, and after the abdominoplasty. Methods: This is a cross-sectional and observational study. Data collection was done through an online questionnaire made available digitally to women aged between 18 and 60 years, who underwent abdominoplasty in the last 12 months. Results: A total of 376 patients answered the questionnaire; however, 22 were excluded, totaling 354 questionnaires answered. It was observed that 63.5% reported having undergone abdominoplasty due to skin flaccidity, 53.3% had undergone abdominoplasty associated with liposuction, 61% reported that they had not undergone preoperative procedures, 59.9% reported not knowing whether there was a physiotherapist in the operating room during the intraoperative period. , 70.6% of the patients underwent postoperative procedures, 37.4% of whom were physiotherapists, the most common complication being edema representing 84.2%. Conclusion: The main indication for abdominoplasty was sagging skin, which is most often associated with liposuction. Most of the patients did not undergo preoperative procedures. They were performed after 1 to 3 days after the operation, with a physiotherapist, on the advice of an acquaintance, often three times a week, due to the complaint of edema. The most performed procedures were manual lymphatic drainage and therapeutic ultrasound

Irradiation time effect of ultrasonic therapy on connective tissue related to rat muscular repair process

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar se a terapia por ultrassom influencia o processo de reparação em ratos submetidos à laceração muscular. A amostra foi composta por 61 ratos Wistar, aleatoriamente distribuídos em 9 grupos: controle, 4LMST (lesão muscular / eutanásia no 4º dia pós-operatório), 7LMST (lesão muscular / eutanásia no 7º dia pós-operatório), 4US2 (lesão muscular / 2 minutos de irradiação ultrassonora por dia / eutanásia no 4º dia), 7US2 (lesão muscular / 2 minutos de irradiação ultrassonora por dia / eutanásia no 7º dia), 4US4 (lesão muscular / 4 minutos de irradiação ultrassonora por dia / eutanásia no 4º dia), 7US4 (lesão muscular / 4 minutos de irradiação ultrassonora por dia / eutanásia no 7º dia), 4US6 (lesão muscular / 6 minutos de irradiação ultrassonora por dia / eutanásia no 4º dia) e 7US6 (lesão muscular / 6 minutos de irradiação ultrassonora por dia / eutanásia no 7º dia). Todos os animais dos grupos 4US2, 7US2, 4US4, 7US4, 4US6 e 7US6 foram irradiados com ultrassom terapêutico de frequência igual a 1 MHz, frequência de repetição de pulso de 100 Hz, pulsos com duração de 2 ms (ciclo de trabalho de 20%), irradiância de 0,5 W/cm2. A emissão das ondas ultrassonoras ocorreu de forma pulsada. A taxa de não uniformidade do feixe (BNR) foi menor que 6,0 e a área de radiação efetiva (ERA) foi de 0,5 cm2. A lesão foi realizada por procedimento operatório, de forma a gerar-se uma secção transversal de 1 cm de comprimento e 3 mm de profundidade no músculo gastrocnêmio dos ratos, a partir de 2,5 cm do osso calcâneo. Foram feitas análises de birrefringência e picrosirius. Os animais do grupo 4US4 apresentaram retardo óptico menor que os demais animais sacrificados no 4º dia pós-operatório. Os animais dos grupos 7US4 e 7US6 apresentaram percentual de colágeno total maior que os demais animais lesionados e tratados e o mesmo percentual do apresentado pelo grupo controle. Assim, concluiu-se que a terapia por ultrassom, com tempo de irradiação de 4 e 6 minutos por sessão, aumenta o percentual de colágeno total intramuscular, no local da lesão, quando mantida por, pelo menos 7 dias e diminui o retardo óptico do colágeno situado no local da lesão, no início do processo de reparação tecidual (até o 4º dia pós-operatório), se irradiado por 4 minutos por sessãoThe aim of this study was to analyze the ultrasonic therapy effect on repair process in rats under muscular injury. The sample included 61 Wistar rats, randomly distributed in 9 groups: control, 4LMST (muscular injury / euthanasia in 4th postoperative day), 7LMST (muscular injury / euthanasia in 7th postoperative day), 4US2 (muscular injury / 2 minutes ultrasonic therapy per day / euthanasia in 4th day), 7US2 (muscular injury / 2 minutes ultrasonic therapy per day / euthanasia in 7th), 4US4 (muscular injury / 4 minutes ultrasonic therapy per day / euthanasia in 4th day), 7US4 (muscular injury / 4 minutes ultrasonic therapy per day / euthanasia in 7th day), 4US6 (muscular injury / 6 minutes ultrasonic therapy per day / euthanasia in 4th day), 7US6 (muscular injury / 6 minutes ultrasonic therapy per day / euthanasia in 7th day). All animals from the 4US2, 7US2, 4US4, 7US4, 4US6 and 7US6 groups were irradiated with the same 1 MHz ultrasonic therapeutic frequency, 100Hz pulse repetition frequency, 2 ms pulse duration, 0,5 W/cm2 intensity. The ultrasonic waves emission occurred as pulsed. The beam nonuniformity rate (NBR) was less than 6.0 and the effective radiation area (ERA) was 0,5 cm2. The injury was performed through an operative procedure in order to produce a transverse section of 1 cm length and 3 mm deep in rat gastrocnemius muscles, from 2.5 cm of the calcaneus bone. It was realized birefringence and picrosirius analysis. The animals from the group 4US4 showed an optical delay lower than the 4th postoperative euthanasia animals. The animals from the groups 7US4 and 7US6 showed a total collagen percentual higher than the other injured and treated animals and the same percentual of control animals. Therefore, we concluded the ultrasonic therapy, with irradiation times of 4 and 6 minutes per session, increases the total intramuscular collagen, lesion limited, since a 7-day ultrasonic therapy is followed, which is able to diminish collagen optical delay in the lesion, in early tissue repair process (until 4th postoperative day), if irradiated for 4 minutes per sessio

The effects of different doses of 670 nm diode laser on skin flap survival in rats O efeito de diferentes doses de laser de diodo 670 nm na viabilidade de retalho cutâneo randômico em ratos

PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of different low-level laser therapy (LLLT) doses on random skin flap rats. METHODS: Forty Wistar rats were randomly divided in four groups. The control group (CG) was not irradiated. The experimental groups were irradiated with a diode laser 670 nm with different energies per point: group 2 (G2) with 0.06 J; group 3 (G3) 0.15 J and group 4 (G4) 0.57 J. The three groups were irradiated in 12 equally distributed points in the cranial skin flap portion. They were submitted to the irradiation during the immediate, first and second postoperative days. The necrosis area was evaluated in the seventh postoperative day. RESULTS: The CG shows 49.35% of necrosis area in the skin flap; G2, 39.14%; G3, 47.01% and G4, 29.17% respectively. There was a significantly difference when G4 was compared with CG`s skin flap necrosis area. CONCLUSION: The low-level laser therapy diode 670 nm with 0.57 J energy per point increases the survival in randomic skin flap rats.<br>OBJETIVO: Investigar os efeitos de diferentes doses de laserterapia de baixa intensidade na viabilidade de retalhos cutâneos randômicos em ratos. MÉTODOS: Quarenta ratos Wistar foram randomizadamente distribuídos em quatro grupos. O grupo controle (GC) não foi irradiado. Os animais dos grupos experimentais foram irradiados por laser de diodo (670 nm) com as seguintes energias ofertadas por ponto: grupo 2 (G2) 0,06J; grupo 3 (G3) 0,15 J e grupo 4 (G4) 0,57 J. Os três grupos foram irradiados em 12 pontos igualmente distribuídos na porção cranial do retalho cutâneo. Todos os animais dos grupos 2, 3 e 4 foram submetidos ao protocolo de irradiação por três dias consecutivos, iniciando no pós-operatório imediato. A área necrótica foi avaliada no sétimo dia pós-operatório. RESULTADOS: A porcentagem de área necrótica apresentou-se da seguinte forma, nos diferentes grupos: GC= 49,35%, G2= 39,14%, G3= 47,01 e G4= 29,17%. Foi encontrada diferença estatisticamente significante quando se compararam os dados entre GC e G4. CONCLUSÃO: A irradiação com laser de diodo (670 nm) de baixa intensidade, com oferta de 0,57 J de energia por ponto influenciou positivamente a viabilidade de retalhos cutâneos randômicos em ratos

Manual lymphatic drainage and therapeutic ultrasound in liposuction and lipoabdominoplasty post-operative period

Background: Physiotherapy in the plastic surgery post-operative (PO) is essential to provide means for an adequate and fast recovery as it restores function through the use of physiotherapeutic procedures. Aim: The aim of the following study is to verify the effects of the association between the manual lymphatic drainage and the therapeutic ultrasound on pain, oedema and the tissue fibrosis in liposuction and lipoabdominoplasty PO. Design: This is a clinical trial prospective. Materials and Methods: Eighteen women aged between 18 and 60 years participated in this study, in the late PO period following lipoabdominoplasty or liposuction in the abdomen, flanks and lower trunk, which showed tissue fibrosis of the flanks and abdomen regions. They were divided into two groups: Liposuction group and lipoabdominoplasty group. A total of twelve sessions of therapeutic ultrasound followed by the manual lymphatic drainage were performed. The patients were assessed with regard to pain, oedema and tissue fibrosis in different moments: Initial assessment, during assessment and final assessment through the application of the protocol of evaluation of cysts fibrosis levels. Statistical Analysis: The test of equality for two proportions and the confidence interval test for mean to evaluate the distribution of variables. The significance level adopted for statistical tests was 5% (P < 0.05). Results: There was a statistically significant reduction of pain, swelling and tissue fibrosis in both groups. Conclusion: the association between manual lymphatic drainage and the therapeutic ultrasound reduced the swelling and the tissue fibrosis and made pain disappear in liposuction and lipoabdominoplasty PO period

Conhecimento e envolvimento de graduandos em fisioterapia acerca dos preceitos éticos da experimentação animal

O artigo analisa em amostra de universitários do curso de fisioterapia indicadores éticos ao uso de animais na pesquisa e no ensino e o nível de conhecimento e interesse dos alunos sobre o tema ética animal. Foi distribuído um questionário aos alunos do primeiro e segundo semestres do curso de fisioterapia, cujo preenchimento ocorreu em sala de aula, de forma voluntária. Os dados obtidos foram analisados e posteriormente colocados à discussão de forma descritiva. O questionário foi preenchido por 193 universitários; a maioria dos alunos pesquisados tinha conhecimento prévio sobre o tema ética animal, porém nunca participaram de aulas práticas com uso de animais e afirmam nunca ter pensado sobre a substituição dos animais por métodos alternativos. Os alunos se sensibilizaram quanto ao número de animais utilizados no ensino e nas pesquisas e demonstraram conhecimento a respeito do tema