Topical Oxygen

[Jummy Biffett]

Who's had experience with topical oxygen (not HBOT) for wounds? Literature seems pretty promising/legit

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[Pronation]

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[Sweatshirt]

F

 

[dtrack22]

P

 

[PTPuser]

If you're talking about that natrox crap, it smells like NYC on a hot summer day. TRASH

 

[Adam Smasher]

This thread was perfect, ready to be locked and pinned, why'd you have to ruin it with actual comments? Now people are going to actually want to have a discussion, here we go...

 

[Jummy Biffett]

I know this is very TFP
TWO2 aka the Lobster Trap

 

[Adam Smasher]

First, we're going to need to arrive at a consensus definition of "TFP" because topical oxygen seems out of character. TFP will dispense some topical amerigel or laser therapy but not get involved in anything that is reported to work in the literature.

Speaking of literature, I suppose topical oxygen would be just as effective as all the other modalities that have been proven to work in the literature, including Hyperbaric Oxygen, the myriad skin graft substitutes on the market, the Cartiva implant, and of course diabetic shoes.

Final random thought, outside of an academic medical setting, who's expecting patients to actually wear that thing for however many hours/week they need to supposedly get a therapeutic benefit?

 

[Hybrocure]

I’ve had good experience with topical oxygen. Growing up, I’ve cut myself at times, sometimes from falling; sometimes a paper cut.

I just exposed those cuts to air and let it heal.

Now? Fully healed. No signs of there being an injury.

Topical oxygen works.

 

[HardRoadPaved]

Why stop at oxygen? I use a better lobster bait: ozone... it's like oxygen but supercharged

 

[Retrograde_Nail]

Why stop at oxygen? I use a better lobster bait: ozone... it's like oxygen but supercharged

The best was reading about TFPs injecting ozone into heels for plantar fasciitis. Good lord.

 

[dtrack22]

Lobsters aren’t amphibians and therefore do not oxygenate through their skin. So we know this won’t work on a podiatrist with a wound but maybe if our diabetic patients are actually frogs…?

 

[Hybrocure]

Lobsters aren’t amphibians and therefore do not oxygenate through their skin. So we know this won’t work on a podiatrist with a wound but maybe if our diabetic patients are actually frogs…?

Diabetics are frogs - new SDN terminology add it to the lexicon

 

[wakaflocka88]

Topical oxygen. Fish skin grafts from prehistoric Iceland. Bovine grafts. Fetal placental membrane grafts. Foreskin grafts.

The only benefit I see is free dinners for us

Edit: as a resident. I value my time for family stuff now.

 

[air bud]

Topical oxygen. Fish skin grafts from prehistoric Iceland. Bovine grafts. Fetal placental membrane grafts. Foreskin grafts.

The only benefit I see is free dinners for us

Free dinners were cool as a resident. Now with Family it's like nah bro I am good. Unless it's when out of town on CME trip and no family. Then sure and keep the drinks coming then I am going to ditch you for my boys thanks for the pregame.