Cellulitis
Thermoindicator Kit (Cellu-test).
What
it is and how it works.
The
Kit Cellulitis Thermoindicator (Cellu-Test) is a sheet of microencapsulated
liquid crystal that through simple contact with the skin indicates whether
cellulitis exists or not, and if so, shows the degree of said cellulitis.
One of the first external symptoms of cellulitis is the difference of the
temperature of the skin in the region affected by cellulitis. The human
body has to maintain a stable temperature and does this by means of a thermoregulation
mechanism increasing or decreasing the flow of blood close to the surface
of the skin. This makes the temperature rise or fall.
Deficient
or abnormal blood circulation produces a cooling of the zone of
the skin affected by cellulitis. Only in very advanced phases of cellulitis
is it possible to detect the difference in cutaneous temperature by touching
the region to be examined. Without doubt, from the start of cellulitis
there are almost imperceptible differences in the temperature of the skin.
This requirement of measuring practically imperceptible differences can
be met by a new method: "Thermography with microencapsulated liquid
crystals." |