Clinical Papers

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Abdominal Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Abdominal Wall Restoration in Postpartum Women

Diastasis of recti abdominis muscle (DRAM) is a common condition occurring postpartum and thought to be a cause for back pain and pelvic instability. Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) ha...

Retrospective Analysis of Treatment Results by Non-Invasive Radiofrequency (RF) Device with Standard and High Voltage RF Electrical Pulses Coupled with Suction for Fat Reduction and Cellulite Improvement

The growing demand for non-surgical, non-invasive procedures for fat and circumference reduction and for cellulite treatments has led to the development of various energy-based technologie...

Late to the Party? Pyroptosis Becomes a New Mechanism of Cell Death for Adipocytes

For many years, medical practitioners have thought that cells die in one of only two ways: Either necrotic cells die violently when their outer membrane ruptures, or cells undergo programm...

Bipolar Radio Frequency as an Adjunct to Face and Body Contouring: A 745-Patient Clinical Experience

Radiofrequency (RF) technology has ushered in a new paradigm in body contouring for patients with mild to moderate skin laxity who desire fat removal without exacerbating skin laxity issue...

Radiofrequency for Fat Removal and Skin Tightening of the Body

Increasingly, patients are seeking minimally invasive methods to tighten skin and remodel adipose tissue. A large treatment gap exists among 3 types of patients: the younger demographic, w...

Internal and External Radiofrequency Assisted Lipo-Coagulation (RFAL) in the Control of Soft Tissue Contraction during Liposuction: Part 1 “Inside Out” Thermal Tissue Tightening

Radiofrequency Assisted Lipo-coagulation (RFAL) BodyTite is a contact, impedance, internal and external thermal regulation controlled, internal, minimally invasive, non-excisional procedure prov...

Internal and External Radiofrequency Assisted Lipo-Coagulation (RFAL) in the Control of Soft Tissue Contraction during Liposuction: Part 2 “Outside In” RFAL Thermal Tissue Tightening

The new Morpheus8 is a novel external RFAL device that uses the proven softtissue contraction of BodyTite in an external, non-invasive procedure. This external RF applicator, which is also...

The Basic Science of Radiofrequency-Based Devices

This chapter outlines the basic science and specific principles of operation for radiofrequency (RF) technologies with a focus on minimally-invasive applications enhancing liposuction proc...

Retrospective Analysis of Outcomes with a Unique IPL System

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) technology is well accepted in the medical aesthetic field for the treatment of various skin lesions, including pigmented and vascular lesions. The light penetra...

The use of radiofrequency-assisted lipolysis with radiofrequency microneedling in premature jowl and neck laxity following facialplasty

A subset of facelift patients have premature redevelopment of skin laxity in the lower face and neck. Many patients seek alternatives to revision facelifts to avoid high risks and costs. R...

Plume Effect of Fractional Radiofrequency Verus Laser Resurfacing: Considerations in the COVID‐19 Pandemic

The COVID‐19 pandemic requires us all to re‐evaluate aesthetic practices to ensure optimal patient safety during elective procedures. Specifically, energybased devices and lasers require s...

Deep Layer Radiofrequency Thermo-coagulative Technology for Cervicofacial Contouring: Sonographic and Clinical Results

Radiofrequency energy thermally induces collagen contraction and remodeling. The resultant dermal tightening is well established. However, facial aging encompasses also deeper layers of co...