Affinity HBOT (hyperbaric oxygen therapy) Toronto

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Affinity HBOT, or Affinity Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, is part of the Affinity Health Clinic. Affinity Health is a boutique style, full service executive health care clinic. At Affinity, we have nothing but the best doctors, and equipment for our patients use. What sets us apart is our unprecedented level of care, and personalized healthcare experience.

Patients who have undergone plastic and reconstruction surgery, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has helped to speed up the healing process which shortens the patient recuperation time. Many patients have received pre and post treatments after facelifts, breast reduction or enlargement, tummy tucks and other procedures, they have had a reduction in swelling and bruising after hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

The Affinity HBOT facility houses two hyperbaric oxygen chambers and has a full team HBOT Toronto Affinity Health Clinic

of qualified technicians and specialists to operate them. Located in Etobicoke, Ontario, Affinity HBOT is able to serve the needs of clients throughout Toronto and the GTA.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a well-established medical treatment. As acknowledged by Health Canada, Hyperbaric treatment is recognized by the undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society as an effective treatment for these 13 medical conditions:

• embolisms (air or gas bubbles in the bloodstream)
• carbon monoxide poisoning;
• gas gangrene;
• crush injury, Compartment Syndrome and other acute traumatic problems
where blood flow is reduced or cut off (e.g., frostbite);
• decompression sickness;
• enhancement of healing for wounds;
• exceptional blood loss (anemia);
• intracranial abscess (an accumulation of pus in the brain);
• necrotizing soft tissue infections (flesh-eating disease);
• osteomyelitis (bone infection);
• delayed radiation injury (e.g., radiation burns that develop after cancer therapy);
• skin grafts and flaps that are not healing well; and thermal burns (e.g., from fire or electrical sources.)

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July, 2010: Demand leads wound-care center to expand Tri-City Medical Center in Carlsbad, Calif., has plans to add two hyperbaric chambers to its three-year-old wound-care center. The center has a 93% success rate in chronic wound healing and needs to expand to meet demand, said Tracy Younger, director of outpatient ambulatory care.

September 2010: Since the launch of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) this June at Mercy Medical Center, the Advanced Center for Wound Care has seen a steady growth in its use by Siouxland residents. Patients who are dealing with serious non-healing wounds have found HBOT to be a welcome addition to their treatment regimen.

Dr. Paul Johnson, medical director for the Mercy Wound Care Center, says the availability of hyperbaric oxygen therapy is great news for those who have a variety of health issues. Click here to read the entire story "Mercy sees increasing demand for wound treatment"

Hyperbaric therapy is known to treat many other conditions outside of the 13 recognized by health Canada. These include cancer, MS and strokes.

Hyperbaric treatment is a cutting edge form of treatment that is proven to heal the body at a much more rapid pace. Some of the most effective results are those displayed in relation to cosmetic surgery procedures.