title: Evaluation of the degree of effectiveness of biobeam low level narrow band light on the treatment of skin ulcers and delayed postoperative wound healing.
abstract: Twenty-one patients with 31 postoperative delayed open wounds resistant to conventional therapy were randomly allocated to three groups. Group 1 was treated with red low level narrow band (LLNB) light (660 nm); group 2 was treated with infrared LLNB light (940 nm); and group 3 was treated with a placebo such as the Biobeam machine (no light irradiation). Group 1 showed a significant improvement compared to groups 2 and 3 (t-test).
authors.affiliation: Center for Implant Surgery, Flieman Geriatric Rehabilitation Hospital, Rappaport Family Institute for Medical Sciences, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iusim
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kimchy
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pillar
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mendes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010789:Phototherapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*