Microwave Treatment of Cold Injuries

Gavrilin, Eugene; Dunaevskiy, Grigory; Antipov, V. B.

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“…However, the available results already demonstrate a novel, useful, and noteworthy application of microwave radiation in medicine. Outcomes of microwave rewarming treatment: Amputation scale is minimized, both hands and feet are salvaged, only toe distal phalanges are amputated [35].…”

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“…In 2019-2022, a total of 14 patients underwent treatment with this technique [34,35]. For the majority of patients, the technique indeed helped prevent amputation altogether or considerably lessen the scale of it.…”

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“…For the majority of patients, the technique indeed helped prevent amputation altogether or considerably lessen the scale of it. The compelling demonstration of the technique's efficacy is the case of a patient [35] who, after being outside in the cold for many hours, was indicated to have both hands (Figure 20a) and both feet (Figure 20b) amputated.…”

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“…Figure 21.Outcomes of microwave rewarming treatment: Amputation scale is minimized, both hands and feet are salvaged, only toe distal phalanges are amputated[35].…”

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Microwave Rewarming of Limb Frostbite Injuries (Simulation of Modes)

Dunaevskiy,

Nechaev,

Smygalina

et al. 2023

Microwave Technologies - Recent Advances and New Trends and Applications

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Cold limb injury remains a serious and widespread condition both in countries with a cold climate and in regions located close to the equator, but having high-altitude territories. There is no medical equipment for the treatment of this condition. One of the ways to solve this problem is the use of microwave radiation at an early stage, which penetrates deep into the cooled volume and, accordingly, can accelerate the activation of internal vessels. The technical implementation of this approach involves the selection of the appropriate frequency and power of radiation, as well as the creation of a microwave chamber in which it is possible to ensure a sufficiently uniform heating of the entire volume of the frostbitten limb. The results of modeling the distributions of electromagnetic and thermal fields in the volume of the heated limb at microwave frequencies allowed for medical applications are presented.

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“…Figure 21.Outcomes of microwave rewarming treatment: Amputation scale is minimized, both hands and feet are salvaged, only toe distal phalanges are amputated[35].…”

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Microwave Rewarming of Limb Frostbite Injuries (Simulation of Modes)

Dunaevskiy,

Nechaev,

Smygalina

et al. 2023

Microwave Technologies - Recent Advances and New Trends and Applications

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“…Although body contouring and tightening with microwaves is a frequent and effective cosmetic medical procedure [ 1 - 4 ], it was demonstrated that this technology is able to improve hands or feet frostbite showing promising results [ 5 ]. When tissues are exposed to temperatures below their freezing point, a painful thermal damage known as frostbite develops [ 6 ].…”

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Microwave Therapy for Frostbite Management: A Case Series

Salsi¹,

Fusco

Pieri

2023

J Med Cases

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Microwave body tightening and contouring is a common and efficient cosmetic medical procedure. The current study presents preliminary data about microwave treatment for body contouring where an innovative and unexpected benefit on frostbites was shown. This is a case series on two patients with frostbite treated with microwave therapy. The participants received the treatment for five sessions at 20-day intervals, including the beginning of the study. In addition to being satisfied with the treatment of their skin imperfections, the patients noticed a remarkable and progressive improvement in frostbite on their limbs. Both patients experienced a significant improvement in skin sensation and appearance and no side effects were observed. Our findings confirmed the safety and efficacy of microwave therapy in treating cellulite and skin laxity but rather a positively effect and a significant improvement in the treatment of frostbite as a secondary intention.

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Reduction of amputations of frostbitten limbs by treatment using microwave rewarming

Dunaevskiy

Gavrilin

Pomytkin

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

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Drug treatment of limb frostbite injuries is complicated due to the poor delivery of medications to affected tissues. External rewarming of the frostbitten area is risky and does not always result in positive outcomes because the dilatation of superficial vessels with constricted deep vessels can lead to irreversible damage, necrosis, and amputation. One of the techniques to restore perfusion of deep vessels in an affected extremity is rewarming with low-power microwave radiation in a specially designed metal chamber. Below are findings following treatment of 14 volunteers with this technique in 2 Tomsk hospitals during winters of 2018–2021. It is demonstrated that timely, i.e. in the early reactive period, application of microwave radiation and appropriate supportive drug treatment results in positive amputation-free outcomes. The key requirement is prompt thermal insulation of the trauma and no prior exposure to external heat sources.

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Microwave Treatment of Cold Injuries

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Microwave Rewarming of Limb Frostbite Injuries (Simulation of Modes)

Microwave Rewarming of Limb Frostbite Injuries (Simulation of Modes)

Microwave Therapy for Frostbite Management: A Case Series

Reduction of amputations of frostbitten limbs by treatment using microwave rewarming

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