Breast Tissue Damage and Breast Pain Treatment
HBOT is a good alternative therapy for breast cancer patients who have experienced breast tissue damage as a side effect of radiation treatment. It can also be used for the treatment of breast pain associated with radiation therapy. If you are looking for HBOT therapy near you, contact us!
HBOT is a good alternative therapy for breast cancer patients who have experienced breast tissue damage as a side effect of radiation treatment. It can also be used for the treatment of breast pain associated with radiation therapy. If you are looking for HBOT therapy near you, contact us!
How Hyperbarics Helps
Reduces pain and swelling
Builds new blood vessels and blood supply to healthy tissues and bones
Builds new collagen, skin and tissues
Mobilizes stem cells and kills infections
It is safe, comfortable and pain-free
HBOT Halts the Ongoing Radiation Damage to Breast Tissue, Bones, Skin and Often Nerves
Patient Experiences
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Joyce, 33
Regained pain-free arm movement and removed discoloration on her breast
Warm & friendly, Joyce had a discolored patch about the size of a silver dollar on her breast. It was pale skin in striking contrast to the rest of her breast, which was a beautiful coffee color.
She said the patch was still painful, and could not raise her arm above her shoulder. It just hurt too much. Thirty treatments of HBOT, and she could swing her arm in every direction, even above her head. The discolored, painful patch had healed up and disappeared. Her skin was smooth; best of all, it felt normal and didn’t hurt.
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Amelia, 72
HBOT regrew skin and layers of breast tissue where there previously was a hole in her breast
Amelia was a lovely and lively 72 year old poet and world traveler. However, radiation treatments from several years past had slowly destroyed the skin tissue and her underlying rib.
She had had two different surgeons try to close the hole that had appeared beside her nipple. The skin was fragile and would not regrow. She had 40 hyperbaric treatments, which regrew the skin and layers of breast tissue underneath
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Mary , 54
Her skin had worn away after radiation. HBOT grew her skin back
Mary was a grateful, passionate, dedicated nurse who loved playing the piano. Seven years after a double mastectomy and radiation without reconstructive surgery, Mary had a patch of skin on the right side of her chest that kept thinning due to breast tissue damage.
By the time we saw her, the skin had worn away, leaving a weeping patch of underlying tissue. The area was the size of her hand. She kept covering it with gauze and tape. It didn’t hurt, but the dripping was annoying, and it could get infected, which was dangerous for her and her patients. Also, the patch grew bigger as the skin cells continued to die. This was a side effect of the radiation. The skin grew back with 40 treatments. Mary was happily able to continue her nursing career.
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What is Hyperbaric Medicine?
Hyperbaric medicine, also called hyperbaric oxygen therapy or HBOT, is a medical treatment where a patient sits or lies in a pressurized chamber and breathes 100% oxygen. In HBOT, oxygen dissolves into the blood, thus raising the oxygen concentration to very high levels. This increased oxygen is a primary building block for tissues, muscle, and bone repair. Among other benefits, it kicks off cell reproduction, heals injuries and infections more rapidly, and decreases inflammation.
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Does HBOT kill cancer cells?
Current research indicates that hyperbaric oxygen does not kill cancer cells. However, a small amount of research indicates that hyperbaric oxygen might reduce the size of certain tumors. Also, there has been a study on mice using hyperbaric oxygen, along with a ketogenic diet, to reduce tumors. Hyperbaric oxygen causes many different healing modalities to kick into gear. Could its effect on strengthening the immune system inhibit the growth of cancer cells? Nobody knows. Numerous studies conclusively show that hyperbaric oxygen does not encourage cancer cells or tumors to grow. Some patients claim that hyperbaric oxygen makes them feel a lot more comfortable and functional after chemotherapy and also during healing. Note that some chemotherapy drugs are not to be used with hyperbaric oxygen, as the chemotherapy drugs can be enhanced and thus become toxic. A good hyperbaric oxygen facility (such as Bay Area Hyperbarics) will always call the chemotherapy manufacturer to ensure that hyperbaric oxygen therapy will be helpful and not damaging to the patient.
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What is the CPT code for HBOT?
The CPT code for HBOT is G0277.
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Does Medicare cover HBOT?
Medicare covers Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for approved conditions, and many insurance companies also cover approved conditions. We can discuss our special rates if your insurance does not approve your condition. Give us a call at (408) 356–7438. We are happy to discuss your options with you.
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Can HBOT help Neuropathy?
Hyperbaric treatments help heal neuropathy by regrowing small blood vessels and nerves that have died from disease, injuries from radiation, and aging. Patients often experience numbness and or pain when they start treatment. Hyperbaric treatments most often bring back sensation and make, for example, walking easier and more enjoyable.
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Why would a physician consider HBOT?
A physician would consider using hyperbaric chamber therapy in a variety of situations. Physicians most typically refer patients to hyperbarics when the patient is not healing with traditional medical interventions, and Medicare approves hyperbaric chamber therapy for this condition. Some patients experience significant unresolved pain and unremitting disease states that the mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a hyperbaric chamber are known to affect, such as the downregulation of inflammatory genes. For example, some patients have experienced severe, unremitting hives with itching, which did not improve with specialist interventions. Some physicians will consider hyperbaric chamber therapy if the patient has no other good avenues for improving their failing health, and they know the hyperbaric chamber therapy is safe and will not harm the patient.
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What is Hypebaric Oxygen Therapy?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment where you inhale 100% oxygen in a chamber with increased atmospheric pressure. HBOT injects 400x the oxygen into your tissues and bones and mobilizes stem cells. It regrows healthy tissues in the brain, blood vessels, skin, and bones. It also reduces pain and swelling and speeds recovery. It is simple, effective, and painless.