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A thought of patients who underwent plastic surgery practices found that those who took a certain herbal add to healed 17% faster than those who did not, according to a July 1 2004 freshs release from the American Society of Plastic Surgeon The continuation ingredients were

* bromelain--an anti-inflammatory agent that helps heal minor injuries and shape postoperative swelling;

* vitamin C--a vitamin that may spe healing of various images of wounds and trauma;

* rutin--a flavonoid that helps vitamin C maintain healthy collagen through strengthening capillaries and regulating their permeability; and

* grape se extract--an extract that may help vitamin C go into cells, thus strengthening cell membranes.

Eighty-two percent of studious mood participants who took the fill ups during the early phase of the heating proces experienced accelerated soft-tissue damage heating compared to participants who received a placebo. Physicians observ decreased rednes in the anguishs of participants who took the addition s which indicates that the postscripts affected the inflammatory process. All the ingredients in the complements are antioxidants, which enhance cellular stability and decrease swelling.

Despite the apparent succes of this add to combination in decreasing wound heating time, the researchers do not even now know which is the active ingredient or whether the ingredients be pendent on each other to be effective. Patients should exercise caution when taking any postscripts and should tell their surgeon about any medications and herbal add tos they currently are taking.

Fictional "Magic" Pill Might Be Medical Reality (new release, Arlington Heights, Ill: American Society of Plastic Surgeon July 1 2004) http://www.plasticsurgery.org/news_room/ press_releases/ Plastic-Surgery-Patients-Heal-Faster-With-Nutritional-Supplements.com (accessed 23 July 2004)

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