Catgut threads are used in chronic conditions

• May 6, 2024

The implant catgut threads (manufactured from cat gut and used for surgical sutures) helps in the treatment of multiple chronic affectations that do not respond to conventional medical therapies. It is a little-known technique in Mexico, and the only institutions in the country that apply it are the National School of Medicine and Homeopathy (ENMH) and the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN).

Francisco Lozano Rodríguez Y Juan Manuel Martínez Hernández , specialists in human acupuncture, assured that this is an effective treatment that stimulates in a prolonged way strategic points (acupoints) that favor the biological communication, as well as the answer neuroimmunoendocrine of the organism with an effect bioregulator .

It consists of the introduction of small fragments (1.5 to 2.5 centimeters long) of biodegradable and hypoallergenic surgical thread through the body surface, at specific treatment points used in the treatment. acupuncture , and it is deposited under the skin . Each session lasts 30 minutes.

Among the conditions to which the introduction of catgut is recommended as a main or coadjuvant resource are: gastric ulcers Y duodenal , gastritis , hiatal hernia , chronic colitis , irritable bowel , constipation , chronic diarrhea , obesity , arterial hypertension , Mellitus diabetes , metabolic syndrome, epilepsy , asthma and sexual impotence .

On the other hand, Martínez Hernández ruled out that the implant generates adverse effects on health. The only side reactions are:

1. A small local inflammation
2. Tolerable pain
3. Sensation of heaviness

The results of the method are appreciated from the first week of treatment. At first, it is applied every three weeks and repeated three times; however, the duration depends on the condition being treated and the reaction of each organism .

Acupuncture and implants of catgut threads

Francisco Lozano Rodríguez points out that implants are currently gaining great momentum within the traditional Chinese acupuncture and in China, large resources are being invested to intensify clinical and basic research in order to promote its application.

The following video explains the history and purpose of acupuncture within medicine.

In Mexico, research continues to verify the efficacy of catgut thread implantation for the treatment of various pathologies in Mexican patients and to promote their application in hospitals.

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