Ozone therapy: getting to know the procedure

In recent years, the newest method of treating various pathologies - ozone therapy, is gaining increasing popularity. This gas, as it turned out, has almost magical properties and helps to cope with many ailments. If this is your first time hearing about the beneficial effects of an ozone-oxygen cocktail on the human body, perhaps the information below will help you figure out some of the nuances.

Ozone therapy indications

Ozone therapy as a method of treatment appeared in our country relatively recently, while in the USA it became known to medicine in the 50s of the last century.

Main areas of application:

• It is often used in cardiology to eliminate cardiovascular diseases.
• In surgery, ozone therapy is simply irreplaceable, with the help of it it is possible to heal wounds, burns, postoperative stitches.
• In gastroenterology, oxygen is used to treatment gastritis, stomach ulcers, effective in colitis.
• In the field of neurological disorders, it helps to fight migraines, osteochondrosis.
• It is widely used in cosmetology, as it eliminates skin imperfections and imperfections, smoothes and rejuvenates, tightens and eliminates cellulite.
• Gynecologists offer this procedure to patients carrying a child. During pregnancy, exposure to oxygen has a beneficial effect on overall well-being, relieves toxicosis and ensures normal development of the fetus.
• For overweight people, ozone therapy can help them get the shape they want.
• The oxygen-ozone composition is applicable for diseases of the musculoskeletal system - arthritis, arthrosis.
• People suffering from asthma and persistent viral and infectious diseases, in the fight for more stable immunity, should try this new method.
• In dentistry, ozone cures caries, pulpitis and periodontal disease - ozone quickly and easily destroys bacteria inside the tooth and in root canals.

The benefits of ozone therapy

It's hard to name everything diseases, in the treatment of which exposure to ozone could help cope with the disease. First of all, it is antiseptic and antibacterial, as well as anti-inflammatory effect. Oxygen helps to normalize metabolic processes, relieves pain and cleanses the body of accumulated harmful substances.

Ozone therapy is usually well tolerated by patients due to its relative safety and painlessness, the method is used even in the treatment of young children. Nevertheless, before carrying out the procedure, the doctor must explain its essence to you, name all the pros and cons and prescribe a number of diagnostic tests.

Speaking about ozone therapy as a safe and effective way to eliminate various health problems, one cannot but touch upon the topic of poor knowledge of this issue. Already not a single year in Russia and abroad has been studying the effect of ozone on healthy cells and how the composition of the blood changes. But so far there is no consensus on this matter, and not a single medical community can recommend ozone therapy as an effective method.

The harm of ozone therapy

As with any other type of treatment, there is always a certain risk of force majeure when using ozone therapy. The thing is that the interaction of oxygen with cell membranes has not yet been fully studied, therefore, in many countries, the method is treated with caution and is in no hurry to apply it.

One of the versions of the opponents of ozone therapy - upon contact with gas, the so-called free radicals are released, and this, as you know, threatens the patient with the formation of cancer cells.

It is interesting that small doses of ozone will not bring significant benefits to the body, it is with large portions that the patient's condition can be significantly alleviated, but a high concentration of oxygen can not only heal, but also apply harm, not stimulating, but destroying cells.

The dose of the composition is determined by the doctor "by eye", since clear norms have not yet been established.

You should not perceive ozone therapy as a panacea for all ailments, ideally the procedure will improve the general condition of the patient, but for a lasting effect it must be used in combination with medicines and other methods of treatment.

If oxygen is used by you to eliminate cosmetic defects, insufficient specialist qualifications can lead to negative consequences. The result always depends on the individual characteristics of the organism, the manifestation of various side reactions is possible - fever, frequent urination, inflammation and redness.

Contraindications for ozone therapy

In addition to numerous indications, ozone therapy has some contraindications:

• diseases associated with the functioning of the thyroid gland;
• decreased or impaired blood clotting;
• low blood pressure;
• pancreatitis in the acute phase;
• individual intolerance to the composition;
• state of alcoholic intoxication;
• a decrease in the level of glucose and platelets in the blood;
• heart attack myocardium;
• patient inclination to convulsions;
• internal bleeding.

Do not forget that oxygen is still a toxic gas and specialists who have the appropriate certificate should work with it, regardless of where the procedure is carried out - in a medical institution, a beauty salon or at home.

How ozone therapy is done

There are two main uses for ozone in treatment areas. The first is general, it has a beneficial effect on the body as a whole: it strengthens protective barriers, enhances metabolism, “accelerates” the blood, destroys viruses, infections and fungi, fills the blood with oxygen and slows down the aging process. The second is local, affects a specific area and organ, heals and disinfects wounds, eliminates skin defects.

Gas applications:

• intravenous (ozonation of saline and administration with a dropper or syringe) or intramuscular injections (with preliminary mixing of blood with an ozone composition);
• oxygenation of massage oils;
• ozonized enemas for bowel diseases and microflora disorders;
• local effect on the lesion focus;
• ingestion, rinsing for ailments associated with the work of the gastrointestinal tract and respiratory tract.

Intravenous ozone therapy

Intravenous infusion with ozone content refers to methods that affect the body at the systemic, cellular level.

The gas is obtained from special medical devices, it is mixed with saline and introduced into the body by an invasive method, after which ozonoid molecules are formed, which stimulate metabolic processes and strengthen the human immune system.

Intravenous ozone therapy is in great demand in cosmetology, with the help of it eliminate cellulite, scars, acne, wrinkles, stretch marks and many other imperfections in the appearance.

If the patient has not one, but many problems (early aging, "orange peel", rashes, etc.), the injection method of ozonation will be ineffective. To act on defects in a complex manner, doctors recommend injecting an oxygen-ozone cocktail with a dropper, then the result will be general health.

Nevertheless, doctors are still wary of the intravenous use of ozone and do not guarantee a lasting result and the absence of complications in the future.

Slimming ozone therapy

With the help of ozone therapy, you can not only cope with the pathologies of various organs and systems, but also significantly correct the shape, tighten sagging skin and improve its appearance. Losing weight with this method will cost a tidy sum, because to achieve the desired effect, you will need at least 10-20 sessions.

The essence of the method of losing weight is the subcutaneous injection of a mixture of oxygen and ozone, after the composition enters the cells, an active process begins: tissue enrichment occurs, fat is broken down, the action of free radicals is neutralized, and toxins are removed. After the first procedures, kilograms go away, the "orange peel" is smoothed out, problem areas become more shaped and taut, facial skin regains its former elasticity.

The session lasts about 30-40 minutes, and during the procedure, only one area is treated with a syringe, for example, the thighs or abdomen, after which the patient needs to rest a little so that the pain from the injections subside.

Losing weight with ozone is suitable for the lazy. Of course, no specialist will give you a guarantee that after a while the kilograms will not return if you use only this method, not combining it with physical activity, proper nutrition, massage or hardware treatments for obesity.

Ozone therapy: reviews

Patient reviews of this procedure vary. Some argue that intravenous infusions helped them cope with serious ailments, while others do not notice improvements even after a long course. Many people note the presence of adverse reactions (nausea, dizziness, fever), which doctors prefer to keep silent about. Invasive injections, indeed, can have the opposite effect, because an overdose of the ozone composition threatens with the strongest intoxication of the body, therefore, local therapy is much more harmless than general therapy.

In any case, the final decision on the procedure remains with the patient. The doctor can only inform him about the possibilities of ozone therapy, not forgetting to touch upon the pros and cons of this type of treatment. Particular care should be taken by expectant mothers, because it is not known how the effect of oxygen will affect the development of the fetus.