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(redirected from vacuum therapy)

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1) The mechanism by which vacuum therapy promotes the formation of granulation tissue is not well understood, but it is believed that the negative pressure removes tissue exudate, reduces bacterial contamination that might impede the healing process, and promotes the elaboration of growth factors.
4) Also in 1986, Davydov and colleagues found that vacuum therapy reduced the bacterial load and septic complications, reduced time to healing, normalized the immune process, reduced scar tissue formation, and reduced hospital stays.
One of the frequently ignored first-line therapies for erectile dysfunction that is also least invasive is the vacuum therapy.
 
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