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Mechanical properties of skin and liposuction
F Henry1, R Van Look, V Goffin
1Department of Dermatopathology, University of Liège, Belgium.
Abstract
Background:
Liposuction removes fat, setting the skin under tension, and could therefore alter the overall viscoelastic properties of the teguments.
Objective:
To measure in vivo the mechanical properties of skin at the site of liposuction and to compare the viscoelastic values with those of the inner aspect of the forearms.
Methods:
The Cutometer SEM 474 equipped with a 8-mm probe was used.
Results:
Data show that cutaneous laxity, which is characteristic for an aging aspect, is not higher at the liposuction sites than on the reference area.
Conclusion:
Liposuction does not increase the clinical aspects of skin aging.
