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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2021

Integrative Medicine and Plastic Surgery: A Synergy-Not an Antonym.

Ioannis-Fivos Megas, Dascha Sophie Tolzmann, Jacqueline Bastiaanse, Paul Christian Fuchs, Bong-Sung Kim, Matthias Kröz, Friedemann Schad, Harald Matthes, Gerrit Grieb

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Ioannis-Fivos MegasDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhoehe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1627-8002
Dascha Sophie TolzmannDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhoehe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089 Berlin, Germany.
Jacqueline BastiaanseDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhoehe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089 Berlin, Germany.
Paul Christian FuchsDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Burn Center, University of Witten/Herdecke, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109 Köln, Germany.
Bong-Sung KimDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Matthias KrözInstitute of Integrative Medicine, University of Witten/Herdecke, Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, 58448 Witten, Germany.
Friedemann SchadResearch Institute Havelhoehe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089 Berlin, Germany.
Harald MatthesResearch Institute Havelhoehe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089 Berlin, Germany.
Gerrit GriebDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhoehe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7302-210X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntegrative medicine focuses on the human being as a whole-on the body, mind, and spirit-to achieve optimal health and healing. As a synthesis of conventional and complementary treatment options, integrative medicine combines the pathological with the salutogenetic approach of therapy. The aim is to create a holistic system of medicine for the individual. So far, little is known about its role in plastic surgery. HYPOTHESIS: We hypothesize that integrative medicine based on a conventional therapy with additional anthroposophic therapies is very potent and beneficial for plastic surgery patients. Evaluation and consequence of the hypothesis: Additional anthroposophic pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments are promising for all areas of plastic surgery. We are convinced that our specific approach will induce further clinical trials to underline its therapeutic potential.

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Integrative MedicinePlastic Surgery ProceduresSurgery, PlasticHumansanthroposophic medicinecomplementary medicineintegrative medicineplastic surgery

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PMID33915729
PMCPMC8066838

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