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http://dx.doi.org/10.15204/jkobgy.2017.30.2.133

Effect of Combined Treatment of Needle-embedding Therapy and Acupuncture for Breast Augmentation in 136 Patients  

Lee, Sung-Jin (Dongbaekmiz Korean Medicine Clinic)
Park, Sang-Bo (Dongbaekmiz Korean Medicine Clinic)
Hong, Chul-Hee (Dept. of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology, College of Korean Medicine, Sang-Ji University)
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The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology / v.30, no.2, 2017 , pp. 133-143 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of combined treatment of needle-embedding therapy and acupuncture for breast augmentation. Methods: 136 patients had needle-embedding therapy and acupuncture combined treatments for breast augmentation. The treatments was performed once a week for 10 weeks. We measured bust circumference, underbust circumference, bust circumference and underbust circumference difference, treatments either before or after. Results: The mean of bust circumference was $77.75{\pm}4.93cm$ before the procedure and $80.25{\pm}5.01cm$ after the procedure, $2.50{\pm}1.95cm$ significantly increased. The mean of underbust circumference was $70.01{\pm}3.99cm$ before the procedure and $70.49{\pm}4.08cm$ after the procedure, $0.48{\pm}1.48cm$ significantly increased. the mean of bust circumference and underbust circumference difference was $7.74{\pm}2.24cm$ before the procedure and $9.76{\pm}2.55cm$ after the procedure, $2.01{\pm}1.72cm$ significantly increased. Conclusions: The combined treatment comprising needle-embedding therapy and acupuncture had a significant effect with regard to breast augmentation.
Keywords
Breast Augmentation; Needle-embedding Therapy; Thread-embedding Therapy; Korean Medicine; PDO;
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