A Case Study on a Visceral Fat Changes in Obese Patient Treated by the Oriental Medical Therapy Program

내장형 고도비만 환자에 대한 한방 체형관리 프로그램의 치료 증례보고

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical effect of oriental medical short term therapy on visceral fat obesity. In present study, we report 20-year-old visceral fat obesity woman who experienced oriental medical therapy program. Methods : The obese patient was treated from the 20th of June to the 3rd July. Herbal medicine, low calorie diet, electrolipolysis, auricular acupuncture, and aerobic exercise were done during the treatment period. Results : Her body weight decreased from 77.30kg to 71.15kg. The BMI decreased from $32.6kg/m^2$ to $29.5kg/m^2$. First of all, visceral fat tissue was effectively decreased after oriental obesity therapy evaluated by CT. Visceral fat tissue decreased from $123.44cm^2$ to $83.06cm^2$, subcutaneous fat tissue from $327.88cm^2$ to $323.09cm^2$. Short term oriental medical treatment could be effective in visceral fat obesity treatment. Conclusions : The patient with visceral fat obesity was improved using short term oriental medical treatment.

내장지방형 고도비만 환자에게 단기간의 강남경희 체형관리 프로그램(한약치료, 전기지방분해침, 이침과 적절한 식이조절과 운동요법 등)을 통해 체중감량과 내장지방 감소의 유효한 결과를 얻었다. 이와 같은 정확한 진단과 치료 결과를 서술한 증례보고를 통하여 한방 치료 방법이 비만환자에 미치는 구체적인 영향에 대한 추가적 보완 연구가 필요할 것이다.