Wounds
In
the area of wound healing BIOPTRON Light Therapy can be used as
a stand-alone and/or additional treatment for:
Wounds
after an injury (post-traumatic wounds) |
Severe
Second Degree Burns |
Wound
after an operation (post-surgical wounds) |
Decubitus
(pressure sores) |
Leg
Ulcers (Ulcus Cruris) |
Diabetic
Gangrene |
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Normal wound
healing is a complex process consisting of different stages divided
into three overlappign phases: inflammation, proliferation
(granulation tissue formation) and remodelling. The process
of wound healing requires the intreaciton of cells in the dermis
(lower part of the skin) and epidermis (upper part of the skin)
as well as the activity of chemical mediators (biochemical substances
responsbile for biological activites throughout the human body)
which are released from inflammatory cells, firboblasts and keratinocytes
(specific cells playing a part in wound healing).
Professor
Mester from Hungary and his collaborators first introduced the use
of light irradiation as a phototherapeutic treatment modality for
the acceleration of wound healing in the 1970's. 2,7
BIOPTRON Light
Treatment can promote and speed up wound healing and lead to rapid
regeneration of epithelium (skin tissue) at both the edges and deep
within the wound.
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CHRONIC
WOUNDS are
often a problem for both the elderly as well as bedridden
patients or people confined to a wheelchair. Thypically chronic
wounds include a loss of skin or underlying tissue with a
failure to heal from conventional types of treatment.
Chronic
wounds are often difficult to heal requiring a long period
of time for complete closure. The relative resistance of chronic
wounds to a wide range of therapeutic approaches and the absence
of a standard single therapy for the treatment of chronic
wounds shifted the attention of many researchers towards the
investigation of other therapies. The use of different sources
of light in wound healing therapy has gained particular attention
in the last few decades and many clinical studies have evaluated
the role of light therapy in the management of chronic wounds.
BIOPTRON
Light Therapy can both promote and speed up wound healing
through the stiumation of reparatative and regenerative processes
and anti-inflammatory effects. This type of treatment can
be considered a valuable therapy for the treatment of various
wounds and wound healing disorders. 8
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Leg
Ulcers (Ulcus Cruris) A leg ulcer is defined as wound
on the leg below the knee that fails to heal within 6 weeks.
Venou leg ulcers constitute the majority of all leg ulcers
and are responsible for up to 80% of loweer extremity ulcerations.
An overall prevalence of venous leg ulcers ranges from 0.06%
to 2.2% with a tendency to increase asthe population ages.
The prevalence of venous leg ulcers in patients aged 70 years
is estimated to be 1% to 4%.
What
is the cause? Various
leg ulcer refers to a failure of the venous system to return
blood to the heart. This is usually caused by incompotent
values int he deep veins, the long saphenous vein, the short
saphenous vein or the perforator veins of the calf. These
veins are siutated in the legs.
Due to
weak venous valves, blood from the deep veins in the lefs
flows back into the nimor veins, (called the superficial veins),
whereas the traffic should only be on-way. This leads to a
build-up of blood in the superficial veins, which will slow
down and may eventually stop. That can cause a metabloic breakdown,
particularyl in the surrounding skin area. As a result, the
skkin might start to degenerate, giving rise to inflammation
and, ultimately, the developemtn of the ulcer.
Venous
leg ulcers are difficult to heal and their complete healing
can take years, with rcurrence being a major problem. Many
patients with leg ulcers suffer from pain and sone also have
problems with sleep and mobility. the considerable morbidity
of venous ulcers seriously impairs the quality of life in
the majority of patients.
The postive
effect of BIOPTRON Light Therapy on cells and the tissue can
enhance the healing process n patients with venous leg ulcers.
BIOPTRON Light applied as a stand-alone therapy was instrumental
for complete wound healing in patients with venous leg ulcers.
BIOPTRON Light therapy can also be considered effective int
he treatment of venous leg ulcers when it is used as a component
of a total wound care management programme. 9 PICS OF TREATMENT
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Decubitus
(pressure sores)
A bedsore is a pressure ulcer, caused by prolonged pressure
in patients confided to a bed or wheelchair for an extended
period of time. These forms of ulcers tend to develop on areas
of the body where bony prominence is not protected by muscle
tissue, such as the scarum (tailbone), beels, elbows and shoulder
blades. When pressure cuts off the blood supply, cells and
tissues of the skin and underlying structures are damaged
and ulcers begin to form.
One in
ten hospital patients and one in eight home care patients
and one in four nursing home patients suffer from bedsores.
This problem is increasing partly because of the ageing population.
In hospitals and nursing homes the numbers of patients requiring
treatment for bedsores is increasing causing a massive strain
on funding and nursing resources.
Treatment
generally involves taking pressure off the area by nurses
or healthcare staff regularly turning and moving patients.
The ulcerated area is cleaned although ocassionally the patient
requires surgical intevention. As light therapy is used as
part of the management of atients with bedsores BIOPTRON Light
THerapy has been shown to be an effective threapy to enhance
rapid healing. Light therapy also plays a reole in the prevention
of bedsores thereby reducing the burden on patient and staff
who are risk of developing a pressure ulcer. 10
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Severe
Second Degree Burns
BIOPTRON
Light Therapy Systesm support microcirculation and has clinically
proven effectives in ehancing the various phases of wound
healing. Decreasing inflammation, reducing pain, activiating
the inmune system, optimising perfusion and the development
of blood vests. BIOPTRON Light Therapy can be combined with
all wound care programmes.Significant, positve effects in
of BIOPTRON Light Therapy results in a 45% enhanced microcirculation
and tissue with clear improved perfusion in blood cappillaries,
a higher concentration of growth factors for cell renewal,
increased deformability of red blood cells and optimissed
oxygen transport fucntion of all circulating blood leads to
either an enhancement of reactiviation of the natural would
healing processes. It is well established in the research
literature how lgith therapy is effective in all areas of
wound healing, arreting inflamation, alleviating pain, acitivating
the immue response, improving perfusion and revascularisation,
increasing lymphastic drainage and generally inrpoving metabolic
processes. Light Therapy supporst the body's natural healing
response, particularly in the case of chronic wound healing.
BIOPTRON Light Therapy Systems act by enabling newly formed
cappilaries to increase the blood supply to the wound site,
increase lymphatic drainage to aid in the dissapation of edema
and improve the immune system response to fight infection
and reactivate key metaoblic processes.
To support
doctors and nursing staff individual treatment sessions are
very short and can easily be integrated into standard wound
care procedures. BIOPTRON Light Therapy is applied for a few
minutes before the next stage of wound management procedures
are carried out. The average dose is 12 j/cm2 with the light
beam directed at a right angle some 10 cm (4 inches) from
the area to be treated. Wound healing then takes place according
to three interlinking phases of 1) endogenous purification,
2) granulation and finally, 3) Epithilisation.
In burn
treatment if BIOPTRON Light Therapy is immediately applied
on admission to the hospital it has been shown to reduce the
need for surgery in the treatment of deep dermal burns. With
acceleration of the wound healing process the early applkication
of pressure therays result in the reduction of hypertrophic
scarring and contractures. As this this treatment can easily
be applied on an outpatient basis no costly hospitlization
is require. Better fucntional and aesthetic results are achieved
so BIOPTRON Light Therapy has increasingly become the choice
for many hospitals and burn centers.
Systemic
mechanisms of anti-inflammatory, immunomodulating and wound
healing effects of visible and near infrared light therapy.
Research on wound healing with visible light demonstrates
increased blood flow through its action on superficial skin
micro-vessels.
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