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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2023

Combined treatment with basalt stone and placenta extract to improve the chronic pain and scar after breast cancer surgery: a case report.

Mioka Inagaki, Eriko Otsuka, Yuko Hayashi, Masahiro Ohsawa, Eiichi Hirano

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mioka InagakiWELLFIT, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Eriko OtsukaBusiness Development Department, Japan Bio Products, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Yuko HayashiWELLFIT, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Masahiro OhsawaDepartment of Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.
Eiichi HiranoMedical Affairs Department, Japan Bio Products, Co., Ltd., 1-30-22 Maplewood Bldg., 3F, Tomigaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, 151-0063, Japan. ehirano@placenta-jbp.co.jp.
Japan Bio Products (Japan) · JPNagoya City University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe changes in body image caused by breast deformities and postoperative pain have a detrimental influence on the physical and mental health of patients with breast cancer. The postoperative quality of life (QOL) of these patients reduces significantly owing to the changes in the breast, an organ unique to women, that occur following breast cancer surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: This case report presents the case of a Asian woman in her early 40 s with postoperative hypertrophic scarring and contraction of the scar following mastectomy; the patient presented with decreased range of motion of the upper arm, hyperpigmentation from radiation burns, changes in breast shape, and chronic pain. The patient received a combination therapy comprising Basalt Stone Treatment and the application of horse placenta extract. As a result of a total of eight sessions conducted once every two weeks, the patient's pain and scar improved. No adverse events were observed after the therapy.

conclusionCombination therapy with Basalt Stone Treatment and horse placenta extract improved the chronic pain and scar after breast cancer surgery.

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Breast NeoplasmsChronic PainCicatrix, HypertrophicAnimalsFemaleHorsesHumansMastectomyPlacentaPregnancyQuality of LifeSilicatesbasaltSilicatesBasalt stone treatmentCase reportChronic painPlacental extractSurgical scars

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PMID38105259
PMCPMC10726639
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