Table 2.

Ultrasonography: semi‐quantitative evaluation of the thickness and detection or not detection of hypoechoicity of the new reconstructed tissue after NPWT (6 to 15 months after healing)

Patient *	Months after healing	Thickness	Hypoechoicity
2	9	+	No
4	12	+	No
5	15	+	No
7	6	+	No
8	6	+++	Yes
13	9	+++	Yes
14	6	+++	Yes
15	6	++	Yes
16	15	++	Yes
17	15	+++	Yes
18	15	+	Yes

^*The numeration of the patients is taken from Table 1.

+ 5–10 mm, ++ 15–20 mm, +++ 20–25 mm.