The Utility of Peri-operative Arnica Montana for Reduction of Ecchymosis in Rhinoplasty Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Arnica montana is a homeopathic drug that is made in accordance with the official methods of
the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States (HPUS) and is commonly used by cosmetic
surgeons throughout the world, although there is no study proving its benefit after
rhinoplasty surgery. The purpose of the research is to see if Arnica montana will reduce the
amount of bruising and the intensity of the bruising after surgery. Photographs of the
subject's face will be taken and used to analyze bruising after rhinoplasty surgery in
subjects who receive Arnica montana and compare them to photographs of subjects who take a
placebo (sugar pill).