Efficacy of pulsed electromagnetic energy in postoperative recovery from blepharoplasty.

Autor: Czyz CN; Division of Ophthalmology, Section of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ohio University/Doctor's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA. dsp4000@aol.com, Foster JA, Lam VB, Holck DE, Wulc AE, Cahill KV, Everman KR, Michels KS
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] [Dermatol Surg] 2012 Mar; Vol. 38 (3), pp. 445-50. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Nov 14.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.02215.x
Abstrakt: Background: A novel medical device that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration is available for treatment of postsurgical edema. The device emits a low-level, pulsed electromagnetic energy field, which modulates resting cell membrane potential, allowing a return to physiologic resting membrane potential.
Objective: To investigate the benefits of electromagnetic energy in eyelid wound healing.
Methods: Fifty-seven individuals participated in this randomized, double-blinded study. All patients underwent upper blepharoplasty. At the postoperative visit, patients rated pain, edema, and ecchymosis, and the physician rated edema, ecchymosis, and erythema.
Results: There was no difference (p = .76) in patient pain rating when comparing placebo (1.6) with the patch (1.3). Patients reported 6% less edema (p = .11) and 10% less ecchymosis (p = .17) with the active patch eye than in control eye. The physician-graded edema, ecchymosis, and erythema had a mean Likert-type scale difference between placebo and active eyes of -0.3 (p = .12), -0.3 (p = .17), and -0.2 (p = .004) respectively.
Conclusion: The use of pulsed electromagnetic energy did not have an effect on postoperative pain, edema, or ecchymosis as rated by patients and physicians. There was a statistically significant reduction in physician-graded erythema for active patch eyes versus placebo.
(© 2011 by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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