Table 1.

Values found at minimum temperature (°C) when the groups treated with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) were compare to the control group. Group 1 is control, group 2 is treated with LIPUS positioned at the center of the flap, and group 3 is treated with LIPUS positioned at the zone corresponding to the epigastric artery, zone 1

	Zone 1	Zone 2	Zone 3	Zone 4
Group 1	29.57*,▪	31.07α	30.78	30.07●,£
Group 2	27.04*	29.14	28.81	26.25●
Group 3	27▪	28.08α	28.61	26.7£

*p = 0.03 G1 vs G2 (zone 1); ▪p = 0.03 G1 vs G3 (zone 1); ^● p = 0.005 G1 vs G2 (zone 4); ^£ p = 0.01 G1 vs G3 (zone 4); ^α p = 0.01 G1 vs G3 (zone 2)