What is ozone?
While the oxygen gas we breathe contains 2 atoms of Oxygen, Ozone is a gas consisting of 3 oxygen atoms. Ozone can occur naturally in nature, and this is usually due to high electric currents (lightning) in the upper atmosphere. Ozone is an unstable gas and tends to decompose rapidly to O2 and O. This single Oxygen atom leaving quickly interacts with everything around it, especially organic materials. Here, we benefit from this feature of Ozone in Ozonotherapy. After ozone was discovered in the 18th century, the properties of this gas began to be studied and it was understood that it is a substance that is harmful to inhale but that destroys almost all kinds of microorganisms very quickly. For this reason, it has been used in Europe since the 19th century, especially for the disinfection of city waters and pools. Since it is possible to obtain ozone with very high electrical currents, only at the beginning of the 20th century, medical applications began to be made. Here, too, the problem of ozone-resistant transfer material has emerged, and the necessity of using only glass has limited the development of applications. After the 1970s, with the development of ozone-resistant materials, a very serious medical use has been achieved, especially in countries such as Italy, Germany and Austria, and it has been applied by a limited number of physicians for many years in our country. has been implemented in some way.
What is Ozone Therapy?
Ozone, which is produced instantly from Medical Oxygen with the Ozone Generator, is based on the process of treating 100 cc of blood taken from the person in a completely sterile environment, with a 100cc Ozone/Oxygen gas mixture in a blood bottle, at the dose determined by the doctor. This process takes a few minutes. After this procedure, the blood is given back to the person in the same way.
Minor Treatment, on the other hand, is the injection process made into the muscle from the arm or hip by drawing 2 or 5 cc of blood into the syringe, in which 2 or 5 cc of ozone gas has been drawn, and mixing it with gas in the injector, before drawing the blood set after the end of the Major Treatment. Sometimes this process is also called blood vaccination.
Apart from this, Ozone can be applied rectally as a systemic application, again in people who have difficulty in finding vascular access or especially those with gastrointestinal problems. The Ozone/Oxygen mixture created in the rectal ozone application is given directly through the rectal route with the help of a probe. Thanks to the density of the capillary vascular system in the rectal region, it reaches the blood directly through the systemic route.
In addition, local ozone applications are performed with the help of various injectors, probes and bags in wound treatment, healing of chronic abscesses, diabetic foot wounds, persistent vaginal infections and certain problems related to the ear canal, muscle pain and fibromyalgia.
What does ozone do in medical treatment?
Ozone gas causes a number of scientifically proven effects on red and white blood cells when it comes into contact with blood in Major, Minor and Rectal administration.
By increasing the activity of the enzyme called 2.3 DPG in red blood cells, it increases the O2 carrying capacity of these cells, thus increasing the amount of O2 reaching all tissues and organs. This manifests itself as an increase in effort capacity, improvement in mental activities, and an increase in capacity in the vascular walls and organs. It increases the nutrition of the skin and contributes to a healthier skin structure. In addition, red blood cells secrete this effect in a number of substances that notify their congeners. In white blood cells, a group of messenger molecules called interleukins are secreted. It is also secreted
in a substance called TNF that prevents tumor formation. Interleukins are substances that help regulate the immune system. In this way, depending on the dose of ozone given, the immune system can be activated, suppressed or regulated.
With minor therapy, it is primarily aimed to affect the tissue macrophages in the tissues, which are not very abundant in the blood. In this application, it is tried to provide a regulation in the immune system depending on the dose. This application is frequently used to support the treatment of allergic diseases, acne vulgaris (recurring acne) and cancer.
In local applications, besides the healing effect of ozone on the tissues, the disinfectant effect for microorganisms is used. It is aimed to purify the environment from microbes and to increase the chance of treatment. At the same time, a fast and smooth wound healing is aimed by making use of the supportive and reparative effect of ozone.
Where do we recommend ozone therapy?
Ozone as a complementary medical method, especially in chronic diseases (Hypertension, Diabetes, etc.), muscle diseases such as fibromyalgia, myalgia, joint problems, beds and diabetic wound treatments, burn treatments, pain control of waist and neck hernias, control of autoimmune diseases and allergic diseases, It is used in cosmetic applications and in general anti-aging protocols. It is also applied as a supportive treatment in cancer patients, as well as to reduce side effects in chemotherapy patients.
When cannot ozone therapy be used?
In the case of glucose 6PDG deficiency (Favizim, broad bean allergy); In severe Thrombocytopenia, Maling Hypertension and Uncontrollable Hyperthyroidism, Ozone Therapy is usually not applied or is administered in a controlled manner.
What are the benefits of ozone therapy?
- It is an anti-aging application with its anti-aging effect.
- By strengthening the immune system, it provides an increase in the body’s resistance against upper respiratory tract infections such as flu and cold, especially seen in winter months.
- The effect of ozone therapy is used in back and neck hernias, joint calcifications, shoulder pains and rheumatic pains.
- It supports the burning of calories and fat by increasing the amount of oxygen in the cells, helps the metabolism to work quickly and to lose weight.
- It awakens a sense of mental and physical innovation in the face of situations such as chronic fatigue, weakness, and reluctance experienced due to stressful and intense work tempo, and activates the body.
- In the treatment of vascular diseases, it provides the expansion of the vessels with its effect that accelerates blood circulation, and helps to get enough blood to the parts of the body that are needed.
- It has a supportive effect against damage to the retina and optic nerves in eye diseases caused by aging.
- It strengthens the body’s self-healing mechanism.
- It is a therapy method applied on skin fungus, burns and infected lesions. It is especially effective on skin humus, genital herpes, athlete’s foot, bacterial infections.
- It is a preferred application against cancer cells that grow in an oxygen-free environment with its anti-carcinogenic effect.
In which diseases can ozone therapy be beneficial?
- Circulatory system disorders
- Diabetes mellitus (diabetes)
- Fibromyalgia
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Candida fungus
- Gout
- Emphysema, COPD
- Retinitis Pigmentosa, Glaucoma, Cataract, Macular Degeneration
- Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Dementia
- Hypertension
- Venous insufficiency
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Allergic diseases
- Cellulite
- Cerebral palsy
- Diabetes-related foot wounds
- Herpes, acne and pimples
- Inflammatory bowel disease
How is ozone therapy applied?
Ozone therapy can be applied in many ways.
In Major Autohemotherapy or major application method, it is the process of taking 100-120 cc of venous blood of the patient into a blood bottle with a transfusion set in a controlled and closed environment, mixing 100-120 ml of O3/O2 in the range of 0.1-45 mcgr/ml, which is created instantaneously in the generator. The blood, which is kept for an average of 1 minute, is taken to the serum hanger and given to the patient again. Processing time varies between 5 and 15 minutes on average. A sterile butterfly set is used when opening the vascular access. Vacuum blood bottle containing citrate in the pre-prepared 5 cc scale is transferred to the set from the bacterial filter ozone transfusion tube and blood transfusion tube. The ozone, which is drawn from the generator in two stages with the help of a 66 cc syringe, is given to the blood that has accumulated in the bottle, in a way that it mixes with the blood from the bottom of the bottle with the help of the ozone hose. The blood obtained from the patient is given to the patient again under the control of a closed system without being contaminated.
Minor Autohemotherapy or minor application is the process of mixing 2-5 cc O3/O2 with 2 or 5 cc venous blood for an average of 1-2 minutes after the major application or by taking 2-5 cc O3/O2 into a 5-10 cc ozone resistant syringe. Thanks to the effect of ozone, no coagulation process takes place in the injector. The obtained blood is then administered intramuscularly from the deltoid or gluteal region of the patient, with the air in the syringe being evacuated. Deltoid application contains 22 cc, gluteal application contains 5 cc of blood.
Depending on the dose given with both applications, the effect on the patient is expected.
Rectal application is the application of the mixture in 03/02 scale to the ampulla of the rectum with a volume of 150-400 cc with the help of a reservoir pump or directly with a syringe. A systemic or local effect is expected in proportion to the volume given. It is an application generally performed for patients who have difficulties in opening the vascular access or for patients who will receive daily ozone application.
In local application, ozone gas is administered directly to the ear, inside the fistula, skin, intravaginal areas, intraarticularly, under the skin with a cannula or injector in a bag. In this way, both the damaged areas are helped to heal and the body’s resistance mechanism against infections is strengthened. The dose of the application is decided by the doctor.
In ozonated water application, the gas obtained from the ozone generator is passed through a glass container filled with bidistilled/distilled or drinking water through a special set. The gas leaving the system is taken from the vacuum end of the generator again or sent into a filter that removes ozone. With ozone applied at an average dose of 60-80 gamma in a time varying between 5-10 minutes, an ozone retention of 5-8 gamma in water is aimed. The water created in this way is used to moisten the area in local application. It can also be used as drinking water in order to positively affect the digestive system.
Who is ozone therapy suitable for?
Ozone therapy can be applied to every individual who wants to be protected against infections by strengthening the body’s resistance mechanism, complains of chronic fatigue due to the stress of social life, and has sleep disorders.
