What Researchers Did
Researchers studied 186 patients with skin discolouration after liposuction to see if adding hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to laser treatment improved results.
What They Found
Both laser-only and combined HBOT-laser treatments significantly reduced skin discolouration (p<0.0001). However, the group receiving 20 sessions of HBOT at 2 ATA for 45 minutes followed by laser therapy showed significantly greater improvement compared with laser alone (p<0.001). Improvements were most notable on the abdomen and back, while lower limbs showed higher residual pigmentation.
Canadian Relevance
No direct Canadian connection identified.
Study Limitations
As a retrospective observational study, this research cannot definitively prove cause and effect and may be subject to unmeasured factors.