Maxillofacial Studies
Below you will find summaries of the Maxillofacial studies for Hilotherapy.
3D evaluation of postoperative swelling using two different cooling methods following orthognathic surgery
Abstract
“A new and promising method to measure facial swelling seems to be optical face scanning. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the 3D optical scanner (3D-Shape GmbH, Erlangen, Germany) to measure soft tissue swelling following orthognathic surgery. Post-operative swelling was treated either with conventional cooling by cold packs or with the water-circulating cooling device Hilotherm Clinic (Hilotherm®, Ludwigsburg, Germany). Secondary endpoints of each group included post-operative pain, neurological complaints, hospital stay duration, trismus and patients satisfactory."
Conclusion
The use of the cooling device by Hilotherm significantly reduced post-operative swelling, pain and hospital stay duration compared to conventional cooling. Moreover, postoperative trismus and satisfactory of the cooling method was significantly higher in the Hilotherm group compared to conventional cooling.
Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Postoperative Swelling After Third Molar Surgery Using 2 Different Cooling Therapy Methods: A Randomized Observer-Blind Prospective Study
Purpose
In most cases, the removal of third molars leads to a significant degree of tissue trauma, resulting in common postoperative symptoms and signs of pain, facial swelling, dysfunction, and limited mouth opening (trismus). The beneficial effects of cold treatment on postoperative swelling, edema,
pain, and inflammation, as well as the reduction in bleeding and hematomas, have been described. The
aim of the present study was to compare postoperative cooling therapy using cooling compresses with
that using the water-circulating cooling face mask by Hilotherm. We recorded the beneficial effects on
postoperative facial swelling, pain, trismus, and neurologic complaints.
Results
Patients receiving cooling therapy using Hilotherm demonstrated less facial swelling, less pain, a tendency toward fewer neurologic complaints, and were more satisfied than the patients who had received conventional cooling.
Conclusion
The results of our study have shown that the Hilotherm is more efficient for managing postoperative swelling and pain after the removal of third molars than conventional cooling using compresses score was unchanged in both groups.