• Medicina · Apr 2021

    Integrative Medicine and Plastic Surgery: A Synergy-Not an Antonym.

    • Ioannis-Fivos Megas, Dascha Sophie Tolzmann, Jacqueline Bastiaanse, Paul Christian Fuchs, Bong-Sung Kim, Matthias Kröz, Friedemann Schad, Harald Matthes, and Gerrit Grieb.
    • Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhoehe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089 Berlin, Germany.
    • Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Apr 1; 57 (4).

    BackgroundIntegrative medicine focuses on the human being as a whole-on the body, mind, and spirit-to achieve optimal health and healing. As a synthesis of conventional and complementary treatment options, integrative medicine combines the pathological with the salutogenetic approach of therapy. The aim is to create a holistic system of medicine for the individual. So far, little is known about its role in plastic surgery.HypothesisWe hypothesize that integrative medicine based on a conventional therapy with additional anthroposophic therapies is very potent and beneficial for plastic surgery patients. Evaluation and consequence of the hypothesis: Additional anthroposophic pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments are promising for all areas of plastic surgery. We are convinced that our specific approach will induce further clinical trials to underline its therapeutic potential.

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