Five million people in the United States are treated for open skin wounds every day. Many of those wounds are chronic and difficult to close. Some never close. THBO creates an atmosphere conducive to accelerating the wound healing process. Definition THBO is Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen.
Hyperbaric oxygen is oxygen delivered at above atmospheric pressure.
When hyperbaric oxygen is delivered directly to the surface of the wound it is Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, an innovative approach to healing difficult wounds. THBO is not the same as systemic hyperbaric oxygen, which is delivered in full-body chambers and is most often related to treating divers for the bends and treating victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. THBO is an adjunctive therapy. It does not replace any therapy being used to treat wounds. When THBO is being used, medical-grade oxygen is maintained at low hyperbaric pressure on the surface of a wound for ninety consecutive minutes a day, for four consecutive days.