What is Ozone Therapy?
Medical ozone therapy is a supportive and complementary treatment method applied by delivering a certain amount of medical ozone gas (a mixture of active oxygen molecule O3 and pure oxygen) into the body through various methods. Unlike the toxic ozone gas in the atmosphere, medical ozone is produced in special generators from pure oxygen and is always mixed with oxygen, used at completely safe and adjustable doses.
The main goal of ozone therapy is to increase tissue and cell oxygenation, activate the body's own antioxidant capacity, and help regulate the immune system. Thanks to these effects, when used alongside standard medical treatments, it can support overall well-being and strengthen the body's self-healing potential.
What are the Application Methods?
Ozone therapy can be applied using different methods depending on the goal. The method, dose, number of sessions, patient's condition, and the physician's evaluation are personally planned.
- Major Autohemotherapy: The most commonly used systemic method. It involves mixing a certain amount of blood taken from the patient with medical ozone gas and then re-infusing it into the patient through a vein.
- Minor Autohemotherapy: Performed by mixing a very small amount of blood taken from the patient with ozone and injecting it into the muscle.
- Local Applications: Includes regional applications such as intra-articular injections, injections into muscles and tendons, or "bathing" methods for the care of non-healing wounds.
Areas Where Ozone Therapy is Used as Supportive Treatment
Ozone therapy is not used as a primary treatment method alone but as a supportive supplementary method added to modern medical treatments. The main areas where it is used as supportive include:
- Helping to improve blood flow and tissue oxygenation in circulatory disorders,
- Supporting the management of certain complications such as non-healing foot ulcers caused by diabetes, alongside standard treatments,
- Assisting in pain reduction and inflammation control in some musculoskeletal and joint disorders,
- Aiming to increase overall energy levels and quality of life in conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia,
- Supporting the immune system in individuals prone to recurrent infections.
Who Should Not Receive It?
Ozone therapy should not be applied in some cases. The primary contraindications include; G6PD enzyme deficiency (favism), severe anemia, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism, active bleeding disorders, and pregnancy.
Ozone therapy is a medical procedure that must be performed by a physician trained in this field under appropriate clinical conditions. The most appropriate approach is to determine whether this treatment is suitable for you after a detailed medical assessment in consultation with your doctor.
This content has been translated using artificial intelligence technology.