• Department of Plastic Surgery, No. 9th People’s Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shangha . 200011.;
Lymphedema; Heating and bandage therapy; Fibrosis; Histology.
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By using biochemical assessment technique and histological examination,a comparative study of the cutaneous tissues in 16 patients with lymphedema of the lower extremity before and after the heating and bandage therapy, and it was noted thatthe heating and bandage therapy might:(1) the content of hydroxyproline in the affected skin would be decreased; (2) the thickness of skin was decreased and the water content was reduced; (3) the microcirculation of local tissues was enhanced, and (4) the activity of the macrophages was increased. In conjunction with the criteria of clinical observation, the action mechanism of heating and bandage therapy might be as follows: (1) improve the local microcirculation and enhance the resorption of tissue fluid and the protein, and (2) increase the activity of the macrophages, and minimize the extent of fibrosis of the affected tissues.

Citation： Zhang Ruhong,Huang Wenyi,Gan Jiliang,et al.. THE CHANGES OF DEGREE OF FIBROSIS OF SKIN IN LYMPHEDEMA FOLLOWING HEATING AND BANDAGE THERAPY. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1995, 9(3): 165-168. doi: Copy