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Volume 6, Issue 8(Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2016
ISSN: 2165-7904 JOWT, an open access journal
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Euro Obesity 2016
October 10-12, 2016
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7th Obesity & Endocrinology
Specialists Congress
October 10-12, 2016 Manchester, UK
Thermographic profiling of post bariatric female patient’s abdominal pannus region
Deborah A Christel, Linda Arthur Bradley and Megan Vulcan
Washington State University, USA
This manuscript addresses the added value of thermography in the practice of product development of garments for post-bariatric
patients and the obese.The development of new thermal technologies applied inmedical settings has allowed better understanding
of wound healing post-surgery. Infrared thermography is a technique that allows visualization of heat radiated from a body using
infrared emission, a spectrum that is not visible to human. Used in the medical field, it can provide doctors with information about
the physiological responses associated with skin temperature (Tsk) to identify possible pain symptoms. Recently, thermography has
been used in product development in sport settings and is an increasingly important tool for diagnosing medical issues. The objective
of this study was to establish the thermographic profile of the abdominal pannus in post-bariatric female patients. Ten post-bariatric
female patients from the Pacific Northwest of the USA (53.8±9.15 years) participated in the study. Four thermal images of each
patient allowed us to record minimum, maximum and average skin temperature in 3 regions of interest (Anterior, Anterior while
lifting the pannus, Sagittal and Posterior). Small bilateral differences were found. Significant differences occurred under skin folds of
the pannus and pubic region compared to other Tsk. Heat and sweat form excess skin and the pannus skin folds should be seriously
considered in apparel product development for post-bariatric and obese populations.
Biography
Deborah AChristel completed her PhD in 2010 from Oregon State University and focuses her research on plus-size apparel, functional and comfort design for obese bodies,
and weight bias. She is an Assistant Professor at Washington State University in the Department of Apparel Merchandising, Design and Textiles.
Deborah A Christel et al., J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2016, 6:8(Suppl)