Ozone Therapy
What is Ozone?
Ozone is a chemical compound composed of three oxygen atoms (O3) found in nature. It's a
significant gaseous oxidant in nature. It serves as a potent disinfectant, antimicrobial agent, and
immune system modulator. Ozone has been used in medical treatment for diseases for over 150
years, and treatments performed using ozone gas are called Ozone Therapy.
Diseases Treated with Ozone:
- Aging-related treatments: Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, and to strengthen the immune
system, treating vascular blockages. - Non-healing wounds: Diabetic foot, pressure ulcers, infection-related wounds, and burns.
- Neurological diseases: Migraines, vertigo, epilepsy, dementia, and spastic children.
Skin and hair diseases.
Respiratory system diseases. - Muscular, joint, and rheumatic diseases: Knee joint calcifications, herniated discs, and meniscus.
Diseases caused by viruses.
Gastrointestinal diseases. - Women’s health: Reducing the effects of menopause, supporting infertility, and IVF treatments.
Eye diseases: Dry macular degeneration. - Liver diseases: In chronic unexplained enzyme elevation, hepatitis B-C.
Cellulite treatment.
Anti-aging purposes.
How does Ozone Therapy Work?
Ozone’s best-known feature is its ability to kill microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, parasites,
and viruses. It acts as a direct disinfectant and has a therapeutic or supportive effect due to its
activation and modulation effect on the immune system.
It shows immunostimulant effects in small doses and immunosuppressive effects in high doses.
By increasing the blood’s ability to deliver oxygen to tissues, it enhances the oxygenation of organs
and tissues.
Ozone is recommended for all muscular and joint pains due to its edema-reducing and pain-
relieving properties.
In cancer treatment, it prevents the multiplication and spread of growing cancer cells by facilitating
oxygenation while supporting the body’s defense by stimulating the immune system.
Due to its antiviral effect, it provides significant supportive therapy in diseases caused by viruses
such as swine flu, avian flu, herpes zoster, and oral aphthae.
Ozone activates the antioxidant system.
It’s used in pain treatment.
It’s successfully used for chronic degenerative pains such as in rheumatism and acute trauma-based
nociceptive pains.
Methods of Ozone Therapy:
Ozone therapy is performed in various ways suitable for the patient and their condition:
Major Autohemotherapy: The most common method involves taking 50-100 ml of blood from the
patient, mixing it with a predetermined dose of ozone, and reinfusing it back into the patient.
Minor Autohemotherapy: Involves injecting 2-5 ml of blood taken from the patient into the muscle
after mixing it with a specified dose of ozone.
Paravertebral, epidural, and intradiscal ozone injection.
Subcutaneous application: Injecting a specified dose and volume of ozone under the skin using fine
needles.
Rectal application: The major application method involves administering a suitable dose and
volume of ozone rectally.
Intra-articular injection method for injecting into joints.
Bagging method: Used in the treatment of wounds that are difficult to close, such as diabetic
wounds.
Use of ozonated products: Topical external application of ozonized liquids such as ozonated water,
ozonated oil.
Cases Where Ozone Therapy is Not Applied:
- In cases of enzyme deficiencies called Favism (fava bean allergy).
- In treatment-resistant hyperthyroidism.
- During pregnancy.
Are there any side effects?
- When applied in appropriate doses by an experienced and trained team, there are no side effects.
