title: 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.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. emma.hansson@med.lu.se
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hansson
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Svensson
authors.forename: Ingmar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rosén
authors.forename: Håkan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brorson
mesh_terms: D000274:Adiposis Dolorosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017288:Pain Threshold; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013697:Thermosensing / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014732:Vibration