Biomechanical properties of infantile hemangiomas: clinical stage and effect of age

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 487-496

  Visscher, M O ^a   Burkes, S A ^a,b   Adams, D M ^a,c   Gupta, A ^a,c   Wickett, R R ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanical properties; deformation; elastic recovery; elasticity; infant; infantile hemangioma; objective measurement; ontogeny; skin

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PEDIATRICS; SKIN; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELASTIC RECOVERY; INFANT; INFANTILE HEMANGIOMA; OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT; ONTOGENY;

CREEP;

PROPRANOLOL; TIMOLOL;

ABDOMEN; AGE; ARM; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; FACE; FEMALE; HEAD; HIP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER; SUCTION PUMP; THORAX; TIME; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 84990237008     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/srt.12290     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Adams DM, Lucky AW. Cervicofacial vascular anomalies. I. Hemangiomas and other benign vascular tumors. Semin Pediatr Surg 2006; 15: 124–132.
2. Lo K, Mihm M, Fay A. Current theories on the pathogenesis of infantile hemangioma. Semin Ophthalmol 2009; 24: 172–177.
3. Mueller BU, Mulliken JB. The infant with a vascular tumor. Semin Perinatol 1999; 23: 332–340.
4. Mulliken JB, Glowacki J. Hemangiomas and vascular malformations in infants and children: a classification based on endothelial characteristics. Plast Reconstr Surg 1982; 69: 412–422.
5. Ritter MR, Butschek RA, Friedlander M, Friedlander SF. Pathogenesis of infantile haemangioma: new molecular and cellular insights. Expert Rev Mol Med 2007; 9: 1–19.
6. Tollefson MM, Frieden IJ. Early growth of infantile hemangiomas: what parents’ photographs tell us. Pediatrics 2012; 130: e314–e320.
7. Chang LC, Haggstrom AN, Drolet BA et al. Growth characteristics of infantile hemangiomas: implications for management. Pediatrics 2008; 122: 360–367.
8. Haggstrom AN, Drolet BA, Baselga E et al. Prospective study of infantile hemangiomas: demographic, prenatal, and perinatal characteristics. J Pediatr 2007; 150: 291–294.
9. Holland KE, Drolet BA. Infantile hemangioma. Pediatr Clin North Am 2010; 57: 1069–1083.
10. Haggstrom AN, Drolet BA, Baselga E et al. Prospective study of infantile hemangiomas: clinical characteristics predicting complications and treatment. Pediatrics 2006; 118: 882–887.
11. Mulliken JB, Glowacki J. Classification of pediatric vascular lesions. Plast Reconstr Surg 1982; 70: 120–121.
12. Pickering J, Mordon S, Brunetaud J. The objective reporting of laser treatment of port wine stains. Lasers Med Sci 1992; 7: 415–421.
13. Burkes SA, Adams DM, Hammill AM, Chute C, Eaton KP, Welge JA, Wickett RR, Visscher MO. Skin imaging modalities quantify progression and stage of infantile hemangiomas. Br J Dermatol 2015; 173: 838–841.
14. Barel AO, Courage W, Clarys P. Suction method for measurement of skin mechanical properties: the Cutometer. In: Serup J and Jemec GBE, eds. Handbook of non-invasive methods and the skin. Ann Arbor, MI: CRC Press; 1995: 335–340.
15. Berndt U, Elsner P. Hardware and measuring principle: the Cutometer. In: Elsner P, Berardesca E, Wilhelm KP, Maibach HI eds. Biioengineering of the skin biomechanics. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2001: 91–97.
16. O'Goshi KI. Suction chamber methods for measurement of skin mechanics: the Cutometer. In: Serup J and Jemec GBE, eds. Handbook of non-invasive methods and the skin, 2nd edn. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor and Francis; 2006: 579–591.
17. Wicket RR. Stretching the skin surface: skin elasticity. Cosmetics and Toiletries 2001; 116: 47–54.
18. 2 laser resurfacing for the treatment of perioral wrinkles. Plast Reconstr Surg 2000; 106: 1366–1372; discussion 1373-1364.
19. Murray BC, Wickett RR. Sensitivity of Cutometer data to stratum corneum hydration. Skin Res Technol 1996; 2: 167–172.
20. Murray BC, Wickett RR. Correlations between Dermal Torque Meter, Cutometer and Dermal Phase Meter measurements of human skin. Skin Res Technol 1997; 3: 101–106.
21. Smalls LK, Randall Wickett R, Visscher MO. Effect of dermal thickness, tissue composition, and body site on skin biomechanical properties. Skin Res Technol 2006; 12: 43–49.
22. Beck DO, Gosain AK. The presentation and management of hemangiomas. Plast Reconstr Surg 2009; 123: 181e–191e.
23. Chan H, McKay C, Adams S, Wargon O. RCT of timolol maleate gel for superficial infantile hemangiomas in 5- to 24-week-olds. Pediatrics 2013; 131: e1739–e1747.
24. Pierard GE, Nikkels-Tassoudji N, Pierard-Franchimont C. Influence of the test area on the mechanical properties of skin. Dermatology 1995; 191: 9–15.
25. Cua AB, Wilhelm KP, Maibach HI. Elastic properties of human skin: relation to age, sex, and anatomical region. Arch Dermatol Res 1990; 282: 283–288.
26. Elsner P, Wilhelm D, Maibach HI. Mechanical properties of human forearm and vulvar skin. Br J Dermatol 1990; 122: 607–614.
27. Bailey JK, Burkes SA, Visscher MO, Whitestone J, Kagan RJ, Yakuboff KP, Warner P, Randall Wickett R. Multimodal quantitative analysis of early pulsed-dye laser treatment of scars at a pediatric burn hospital. Dermatol Surg 2012; 38: 1490–1496.
28. Christ C, Brenke R, Sattler G, Siems W, Novak P, Daser A. Improvement in skin elasticity in the treatment of cellulite and connective tissue weakness by means of extracorporeal pulse activation therapy. Aesthet Surg J 2008; 28: 538–544.
29. Held M, Rothenberger J, Schiefer J, Rath R, Petersen W, Jaminet P, Schaller HE, Rahmanian-Schwarz A. Alteration of biomechanical properties of skin in acute cold contact injury. Burns 2014; 40: 1384–1389.
30. Botar Jid C, Bolboacǎ SD, Cosgarea R, Senilǎ S, Rogojan L, Lenghel M, Vasilescu D, Dudea SM. Doppler ultrasound and strain elastography in the assessment of cutaneous melanoma: preliminary results. Medical ultrasonography 2015; 17: 509–514.
31. Jachowicz J, McMullen R, Prettypaul D. Indentometric analysis of in vivo skin and comparison with artificial skin models. Skin Res Technol 2007; 13: 299–309.