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Article: Can medical hypnosis accelerate post-surgical wound healing? Results of a clinical trial
- Article from:
- American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Apr 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Although medical hypnosis has a long history of myriad functional applications (pain reduction, procedural preparation etc.), it has been little tested for site-specific effects on physical healing per se. In this randomized controlled trial, we compared the relative efficacy of an adjunctive hypnotic intervention, supportive attention, and usual care only on early post-surgical wound healing. Eighteen healthy women presenting consecutively for medically recommended reduction mammaplasty at an ambulatory surgery practice underwent the same surgical protocol and postoperative care following preoperative randomization (n = 6 each) to one of the three treatment conditions: usual care, 8 ...