Measurement of facial skin temperature

Regional Variation of Nonimmunologic Contact Urticaria

“…They hypothesize that areas with greater underlying metabolism may create greater surface temperatures while ar eas insulated with generous subcutaneous adi pose tissue or with less metabolic activity may demonstrate lower skin surface temperatures [25]. In the present study, a significant corre lation was noted between TEMP and stratum corneum hydration in the younger group.…”

“…A previous study [25] noted higher temper atures on the forehead relative to the cheek and chin areas. They hypothesize that areas with greater underlying metabolism may create greater surface temperatures while ar eas insulated with generous subcutaneous adi pose tissue or with less metabolic activity may demonstrate lower skin surface temperatures [25].…”

A new evaluation of heat distribution on facial skin surface by infrared thermography

“…3,7,8,10,12 • cold areas: cheeks, 3,6,9,[30][31][32] hair and hairy areas, 3,6,9,[30][31][32] auricular pavilion or auricle, 3,9,30-32 mento/chin. 8,10,12 In this research, the highest temperatures recorded were in the regions of the medial palpebral commissure and external acoustic meatus.…”

“…Many diagnoses of diseases that affect the facial region are made by imaging methods; however, conventional technique shows a lack of information as regards functional aspects, such as regional microcirculation and the autonomous nervous system. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Thermography is a non-invasive diagnostic imaging method used in medicine, capable of detecting, recording and producing infrared images that reflect the microcirculatory dynamics of the skin surface of individuals in real time, comprising the vascular, nervous and musculoskeletal systems, in addition to inflammatory processes, as well as endocrine and oncological conditions. 1 In order to maintain normal thermoregulation, the neurovegetative central nervous system, by means of the hypothalamus, controls the skin blood flow in a uniform and symmetrical manner, resulting in a right/left thermal pattern that is also symmetrical.…”

“…Furthermore, the examination allows greater precision in thermal quantification and monitoring of the region of interest (ROI). 15,16 Various articles [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] have evaluated thermographic quantitative changes in facial skin vasomotor neurovegetative activity, that is, they calculated the absolute temperature of the ROI and conjugated gradients. However, few researches have demonstrated a standardization in the protocol of descriptive evaluation of normal facial thermal distribution of human beings.…”