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A Case Report for the Effects of Pharmacopuncture Combined Thread Implantation Therapy to Improve Localized Obesity

  • Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
  • Abbr : J Korean Med Obes Res
  • 2015, 15(2), pp.144-148
  • Publisher : The Society of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine
  • Published : December 30, 2015

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2대전대학교 한방부인과교실

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ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of pharmacopuncture combined threadimplantation therapy for treating localized obesity. The study was conducted on 3 subjects withabdominal localized fat, 1 subject with thigh and 1 subject with calf localized fat. We practiced twokinds of pharmacopunture, which were cultivated wild ginseng and contacting Ephedra sinicapharmacopuncture. In addition, we practiced thread implantation to 20 points on musclemembrane layer. We performed these treatments once in 2 weeks, totally for 3 times. Aftertreatments, abdominal circumference and waist-hip ratio were reduced by 4.6 % and 0.13,respectively. In addition, circumferences of thigh and calf were reduced by 5.8 % and 4%. Wesupposed that this combined therapy could be useful to deal with localized fat deposit. Long-termevaluation and further studies are required to identify effect size of this therapy.

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