Heating-pad burn as a complication of abdominoplasty

As the sensory nerves supplying the abdominal wall are divided during abdominoplasty, sensory changes occur in the abdominal skin after surgery, which are troublesome for some patients. These sensory changes can lead to burn injury in uninformed patients. We report the case of a patient who sustaine...

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Published in:British journal of plastic surgery 2003, Vol.56 (1), p.52-53
Main Authors: Ozgenel Ege, G Y, Ozcan, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen - surgery
Abdominal Pain - prevention & control
abdominoplasty
Biological and medical sciences
Burns
Burns - etiology
complications
Female
heating pad
Humans
Hyperthermia, Induced - adverse effects
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pain, Postoperative - prevention & control
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
thermal injury
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:As the sensory nerves supplying the abdominal wall are divided during abdominoplasty, sensory changes occur in the abdominal skin after surgery, which are troublesome for some patients. These sensory changes can lead to burn injury in uninformed patients. We report the case of a patient who sustained a second-degree burn to the anterior abdominal skin following the application of a heating pad after an abdominoplasty. This burn healed with conservative treatment. Burn injuries due to sensory loss in the abdominal skin following abdominoplasty must be kept in mind, and patients must be informed about this complication.
ISSN:0007-1226
1465-3087
DOI:10.1016/S0007-1226(03)00014-6