9912-2261 Man
Man D, Man B, Plosker H.
The influence of permanent magnetic field therapy on wound healing in suction
lipectomy patients: a double-blind study.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1999 Dec;104(7):2261-6; discussion 2267-8. PMID: 11149796
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Laser Center, Boca Raton, Fla., USA. info@drman.com
The authors present their experience with the healing influence of permanent
magnets on postoperative wounds. The responses of 20 patients who underwent
suction lipectomy and postoperative negative magnetic field therapy were studied
in a double-blind fashion. Magnets in the form of patches (10 patients) or sham
magnet patches (10 patients) were placed over the operative region in each of
the patients. Pain, edema, and discoloration (ecchymosis) were evaluated at 1,
2, 3, 4, 7, and 14 days postoperatively. Our results show that the treatment
group had significant reductions in pain on postoperative days 1 through 7, in
edema on days 1 through 4, and in discoloration on days 1 through 3 when
compared with the control group. These results demonstrated that commercially
available magnets have a positive influence on the postoperative healing process
in suction lipectomy patients.
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