Patients in the study group were given homeopathic medication (Arnica montana C30 and Bellis perennis C30) .

Patients in the control group were given placebo medication. The placebos and the active medication were indistinguishable in appearance, taste and smell

Seroma

Homeopathic medication (Arnica montana and the Bellis perennis) were given to women in the study group following mastectomy and reconstruction to reduce post operative seroma

Homeopathic Medication

placebo was given to women in the control group following mastectomy and reconstruction to reduce post operative seroma

Placebo

Arnica Montana and Bellis Perennis for Prevention of Seroma After Mastectomy

Arnica Montana and Bellis Perennis for Prevention of Seroma Following Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction: Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo- Controlled Trial

Evaluate the effect of Arnica montana and Bellis perennis on seroma formation, measured in number of days to surgical drain removal, in patients undergoing mastectomy and reconstruction.

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

The medications were packed in bottles, each containing 5 grams of the preparation, and consecutively numbered. The prefix 'A' indicated Arnica montana, and 'B' Bellis perennis .
Participants were randomly allocated into groups given either homeopathic medication (Arnica montana C30 and Bellis perennis C30) or placebo (alcohol 40% and alcohol 40%) in a 1:1 ratio. . The randomization code was held in confidence and the code was not broken until the data analysis. The same randomization list was used to blind the Arnica montana and the Bellis perennis, creating similar pairs. The placebos and the active medication were indistinguishable in appearance, taste and smell.

bellis bernardii/anticoagulant

Arnica Montana and Bellis Perennis for Prevention of Seroma After Mastectomy

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