Author Topic: efficacy of ultrasonic massage (therapeutic ultrasound)  (Read 1551 times)

Offline hm4295

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Included in my surgery was 6 sessions of ultrasonic massage, which I understand is supposed to help with scar tissue. I'm just curious -- how effective is this type of therapy?

Offline Litlriki

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I instruct patients to massage the chest area after surgery to help with resolution of swelling and to break up scar, and I find this to be useful. I have no strong feelings about use of ultrasonic massage--probably overkill in most cases, but it might be useful in cases where there's significant scar tissue.  If the treatments are included, your surgeon obviously finds the treatments useful, so I would suggest following his or her recommendation.

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