With the increasing popularity of facial filler injections, growing numbers of complications have been reported. This is a case of a 60-year-old female with vision changes and keratitis following hyaluronic acid (HA) facial filler injections. She underwent a total of only 9 hyperbaric (90 minute) sessions. She stated that her vision began to improve within 20 minutes of the first session and she completely recovered following her 10 day hyperbaric protocol” <view study> Read Less

Promising clinical studies have emerged suggesting HBOT's efficacy for reducing postoperative complications. This RCT (randomized controlled trials) review of literature supports the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy peri-operatively, and gives value for this procedure to be a “promising intervention to improve surgical patient outcome”. <view study> Read Less

Adipose-derived stem cells are considered as candidate cells for regenerative plastic surgery. “Hyperbaric oxygen therapy with 3 ATA increases viability and proliferation of adipose-derived stem cells, alters marker expression and subpopulations, decreases TGF-β secretion, and skews adipose-derived stem cells toward adipogenic differentiation” <view study> Read Less

The results of this study showed a synergistic effect of HBO and PRP (platelet-rich plasma) on knee cartilage regeneration. “The aggregation and activation of growth factors released from platelets whose activation is increased in the hyperbaric environment may explain this synergistic effect. This may result in a better regeneration than the effect of PRP or HBO alone” <view study> Read Less

The benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy during reconstructive surgery has been confirmed both clinically, and through experimental data, but still widely underutilized by plastic surgeons. This review study details the benefits and role that hyperbaric oxygen plays within the discipline of plastic and reconstructive surgery. <view study> Read Less