Analysis of modified ilib therapy in patients submitted to plastic surgery.

Abstract

The sample comprised 44 volunteers who had undergone some surgical procedure and were equally divided into four groups. G1 started the therapy 24h after the surgical procedure with the device off. G2 followed the same time pattern, 24h, but with the device turned on. G3 and G4 started therapy three days after the surgical procedure; in G3, the device was turned off, and in G4, the device remained on during therapy; each session lasted 30min, using 660nm (red), energy 180J. For all groups, the therapy started with daily use for seven days and followed the interval use of three times a week until completed 21days. The revaluation was performed after 7 and 21days.The results found show changes in HR at rest, systolic and diastolic BP, and in peripheral oxygen saturation, which showed a significant difference in the groups that used on-therapy (p < 0.05). In the MCGILL Scale evaluation, the mean total score showed a more accentuated drop in the groups that used ILIB, (p < 0.05). ILIB may have prevented a more significant evolution of firosis levels; however, no changes were observed in the evaluation of sleep and anxiety.The application of the ILIB in patients undergoing plastic surgery was supported in terms of hemodynamics and pain; in addition, starting the ILIB application 24h after the procedure proved to be more advantageous.