• 1Shanghai Institute of Plastic Surgery;;
  • Shanghai Second Medical University;;
  • Shanghai. 200011 2Dep Surgical Research &;
  • Transplantology;;
  • Medical Research Center;;
  • Polish Acadcmy of sciences;;
  • Warsaw.;;
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The Influence of microwave and hot water immersion hyperthermia on the lymphedematous skin of lower extremity on 12 patients was studied by using immunohistochemical and lymphoscintigraphic methods. We assumed that the subsidence of inflammatory changes in the lymphedematous limb and/or local absorption of tissue fluid protein following local microwave heating, but not the augmented lymph How seemed to be responsible for the reduction of edema.

Citation: Liu Ningfer,W,olszewski,Zhang Disheng. THE INFLUENCE OF LOCAL HYPERTHERMIA ON THE LYMPHEDEMATOUS SKIN OF LOWER LIMBS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1991, 5(4): 195-198. doi: Copy