title: Cupping treatment and associated burn risk: a plastic surgeon's perspective.
abstract: A recent clinical case at the Freiburg University Hospital, Germany, involving burn injuries sustained by cupping treatments is reviewed. The history of the cupping method, indications and contemporary use of this treatment, and the risks from the standpoint of the plastic surgeon are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Niklas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iblher
authors.forename: Bjoern
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum