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Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in Diabetes Mellitus for Wound Healing: Surgical Wound, Diabetic Ulcer and Burns

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Pressure Injury, Diabetes and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Part of the book series: Recent Clinical Techniques, Results, and Research in Wounds ((RCTRRW,volume 3))

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Abstract

In diabetic people there are combinations of factors that complicate normal cure and delay wound healing, acting as a type of trigger for comorbidities and high mortality rates. In this context, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a therapeutic modality that may be very useful, since in addition to being a less invasive and reduced cost-benefit intervention, it has been shown promising especially when associated with specialized assistance, thus favouring health and decreasing socioeconomic impacts.

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de Sousa Furtado, R.G., Furtado, J.C.G., Damasceno, T.R. (2018). Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in Diabetes Mellitus for Wound Healing: Surgical Wound, Diabetic Ulcer and Burns. In: Shiffman, M., Low, M. (eds) Pressure Injury, Diabetes and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. Recent Clinical Techniques, Results, and Research in Wounds, vol 3. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/15695_2018_117

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