Hazem karem shafiek¹, Monica Probo² and Waleed Elsayed Ahmed Ellawatty^1,3*

¹Department of Medical Imaging, Salam Veterinary Group, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
²Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
^1,3Department of Surgery, Anesthesia and Radiology, Salam Veterinary Group, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia and Department of Surgery, Anesthesia and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University

*Corresponding Author: Waleed Elsayed Ahmed Ellawatty, Department of Medical Imaging, Salam Veterinary Group, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia and Department of Surgery, Anesthesia and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University and Hazem Karem Shafiek, Department of Medical Imaging, Salam Veterinary Group, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.

Received: October 06, 2023 Published: November 07, 2023

Abstract

Cosmetic enhancement in camels is currently rampant in the Gulf region, and the use of one of the most common cheating method known as “lips stretching” for purposes of rejuvenation. This article reviews the role of ultrasound, EMG, IRT and CT imaging in diagnosis and highlighting its importance in tracking the effects and complications of lips stretching on the tissue as a popular cheating cosmetic procedure in dromedary camels and monitoring the changes that occur in the nature of the tissue at long intervals, whether they are recent or old changes. This study was carried out at the Salam Veterinary Group hospital (Saudi Arabia). A total number of 180 clinically healthy one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) of either sex were enrolled; animals were divided into two groups, i.e., control group and stretched group, within each group, half of the subjects (n = 45) were young (from 6 months to 2 years of age, n = 45) and adult (more than 5 years of age, n = 45). Lips stretched groups were further divided into 3 subgroups, each one consisting of 15 camels to be stretched for 3, 4 and 5 times. Upon ultrasound, tissue tearing in adult groups was less than in young groups in all cases that underwent the same number of stretching times as well as at the end of the experiment on day 150, fibrosis at adult age groups was greater compared to young age groups. Camels in stretched lips groups that evaluated by IRT on day 150, the temperatures values dropped below the normal temperature in control group and this would be a result of overstretching damage lips tissues and tends to result in a buildup of fibrotic tissue that led to increase tissue thickness and reduction of healthy blood flow. On EMG we found that in all stretched groups the average amplitude for lips muscles was significantly decreased for young and adult groups compared to control groups then the amplitude begun to increase again but not complete recovery as normal. CT scan, showed the normal dermis in the control group as an isodense structure. While after stretching in all groups the tearing in tissues and edema appeared hypodense areas within isodense structure of the dermis with formation of hyperdense structure as bright white shades with white spots within soft tissue but in a smaller amount at young ages compared to adult ages in all stretched groups.

Keywords: Dromedary Camels; Lips Stretching; Ultrasound; Electromyography; Infrared Thermal Imaging; Computed Tomography

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Citation

Citation: Hazem karem Shafiek., et al. “Establishment of Diagnostic Imaging Protocol for Detection of Tissues Changes Related to Lips Stretching as a Popular Cheating Cosmetic Procedure in Dromedary Camels".Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 5.12 (2023): 80-96.

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