@inproceedings{4f59d395a1124bb8897d18076c3cc5de,
title = "Influence of Negative Pressure and Duration on Skin Thickness in Scar Healing",
abstract = "Negative pressure has been utilized in medical practice, exemplified by methods like cupping therapy. This study aimed to determine the effect of pressure and time duration of cupping therapy on the stratum corneum (SC) and deeper epidermis layer (ED) thickness. Three volunteer participants with healthy palms and no scars or wounds were allocated. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) records the thickness of skin layers using 105 mmHg and 145 mmHg negative pressure with 5 and 10 minutes duration. We analyzed the paired T-test for the SC thickness changes before and after cupping therapy. We found that there is a significant increase in SC with negative pressure 105 mmHg and 5 minutes duration (0.032 ± 0.005 to 0.036 ± 0.005, P < 0.05), and with negative pressure 145 mmHg and 10 minutes duration (0.037 ± 0.005 to 0.038 ± 0.005, P < 0.05). This indicates that cupping therapy has a discernible impact on the thickness of SC.",
keywords = "Epidermis, Negative pressure, Optical Coherence Tomography, Stratum Corneum",
author = "Rifki Ramadan and Ramadhan, {Gilang Titah} and Shen, {Wei Cheng} and Chang, {Wen Thong} and Cheng, {Hsu Tang} and Liau, {Ben Yi} and Jan, {Yih Kuen} and Prisilla, {Ardha Ardea} and Lung, {Chi Wen}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 IEEE.; 11th IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Taiwan, ICCE-Taiwan 2024 ; Conference date: 09-07-2024 Through 11-07-2024",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1109/ICCE-Taiwan62264.2024.10674301",
language = "English (US)",
series = "11th IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Taiwan, ICCE-Taiwan 2024",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "305--306",
booktitle = "11th IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Taiwan, ICCE-Taiwan 2024",
address = "United States",
}